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dansyl

dansyl noun: the sulfonyl radical 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl.

Noun

dansyl (plural dansyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The sulfonyl radical 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl

Forms of dansyl

pluraldansyls

Origin of dansyl

Shortened from the chemical name.

Words formed from dansyl

Questions about dansyl

What does dansyl mean?
Dansyl means the sulfonyl radical 5-(dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonyl.
What part of speech is dansyl?
Dansyl is a noun.
What is the plural of dansyl?
The plural of dansyl is dansyls.

Words near dansyl in the dictionary

  1. Danskers
  2. danso
  3. Danson
  4. Dansons
  5. dansos
  6. dansyl
  7. dansyl amide
  8. dansylalanine
  9. dansylamide
  10. dansylate
  11. dansylated

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