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dienoyl

dienoyl noun: any univalent radical derived from an dienoic acid by loss of a hydroxyl group.

Noun

dienoyl (plural dienoyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any univalent radical derived from an dienoic acid by loss of a hydroxyl group.

Forms of dienoyl

pluraldienoyls

Origin of dienoyl

From dienoic + -yl.

Questions about dienoyl

What does dienoyl mean?
Dienoyl means any univalent radical derived from an dienoic acid by loss of a hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is dienoyl?
Dienoyl is a noun.
What is the plural of dienoyl?
The plural of dienoyl is dienoyls.

Words near dienoyl in the dictionary

  1. dienone
  2. dienones
  3. dienophile
  4. dienophiles
  5. dienophilic
  6. dienoyl
  7. dienoyls
  8. dientamoebiasis
  9. dienyl
  10. dienylketene
  11. dienyls

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