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cyclopentyl

cyclopentyl noun: the univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.

Noun

cyclopentyl (plural cyclopentyls)

  1. The univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.

Forms of cyclopentyl

pluralcyclopentyls

Origin of cyclopentyl

From cyclopentane + -yl.

Words formed from cyclopentyl

Questions about cyclopentyl

What does cyclopentyl mean?
Cyclopentyl means the univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is cyclopentyl?
Cyclopentyl is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclopentyl?
The plural of cyclopentyl is cyclopentyls.

Words near cyclopentyl in the dictionary

  1. cyclopentenyls
  2. cyclopenthiazide
  3. cyclopentitol
  4. cyclopentitols
  5. cyclopentolate
  6. cyclopentyl
  7. cyclopentyls
  8. cyclopeptide
  9. cyclopeptides
  10. cyclopeptidic
  11. cyclopeptolide

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