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dicarboxylyl

/ˌdaɪ.kɑːrˈbɒk.sɪ.lɪl/

dicarboxylyl noun: a bivalent radical derived from a dicarboxylic acid by removing the hydroxyl groups from both carboxyl groups.

Noun

dicarboxylyl (plural dicarboxylyls)

  1. A bivalent radical derived from a dicarboxylic acid by removing the hydroxyl groups from both carboxyl groups.
    • sym. and asym. dicarboxylyl chlorides, 7:599. 3328;1916, DECENNIAL INDEX то Chemical Abstracts VOLUMES 1-10 1907-1916, Author Index L-Z, Easton, Pa: The American Chemical Society, page 1329
    • In one reaction (pyrolysis of acetylene dicarboxylyl fluoride), the volatile products condensed to a stable polymeric film; however, the film was not perfluorinated.1962 November, Donna J. Tate, https://books.google.com/books?id=vNDrYxSleRAC&pg=PA72&dq=dicarboxylyl&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1yMLb6_uLAxUpRzABHetRI8MQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=f...

Forms of dicarboxylyl

pluraldicarboxylyls

Origin of dicarboxylyl

From di- + carboxyl + -yl.

Questions about dicarboxylyl

What does dicarboxylyl mean?
Dicarboxylyl means a bivalent radical derived from a dicarboxylic acid by removing the hydroxyl groups from both carboxyl groups.
What part of speech is dicarboxylyl?
Dicarboxylyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce dicarboxylyl?
Dicarboxylyl is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.kɑːrˈbɒk.sɪ.lɪl/.
What is the plural of dicarboxylyl?
The plural of dicarboxylyl is dicarboxylyls.

Words near dicarboxylyl in the dictionary

  1. dicarboxylated
  2. dicarboxylates
  3. dicarboxylic
  4. dicarboxylic acid
  5. dicarboxylic acids
  6. dicarboxylyl
  7. dicarboxylyls
  8. DiCarlo
  9. Dicarlos
  10. dicarotin
  11. dicarpellary

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