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cycloalkyl

cycloalkyl noun: any univalent radical derived from a cycloalkane by removal of an atom of hydrogen.

Noun

cycloalkyl (plural cycloalkyls)

  1. Any univalent radical derived from a cycloalkane by removal of an atom of hydrogen

Forms of cycloalkyl

pluralcycloalkyls

Origin of cycloalkyl

From cyclo- + alkyl.

Questions about cycloalkyl

What does cycloalkyl mean?
Cycloalkyl means any univalent radical derived from a cycloalkane by removal of an atom of hydrogen.
What part of speech is cycloalkyl?
Cycloalkyl is a noun.
What is the plural of cycloalkyl?
The plural of cycloalkyl is cycloalkyls.

Words near cycloalkyl in the dictionary

  1. cycloalkanones
  2. cycloalkene
  3. cycloalkenes
  4. cycloalkenone
  5. cycloalkenones
  6. cycloalkyl
  7. cycloalkylcarboxylic
  8. cycloalkylcarboxylics
  9. cycloalkyls
  10. cycloalkyne
  11. cycloalkynes

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