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dilactyl

dilactyl noun: two lactyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

dilactyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Two lactyl groups in a molecule

Origin of dilactyl

From di- + lactyl.

Questions about dilactyl

What does dilactyl mean?
Dilactyl means two lactyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is dilactyl?
Dilactyl is a noun.

Words near dilactyl in the dictionary

  1. dilacerations
  2. dilactate
  3. dilactates
  4. dilactone
  5. dilactones
  6. dilactyl
  7. dilal
  8. dilals
  9. dilambdodont
  10. dilambdodonts
  11. dilamination

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