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dioctadecyl

dioctadecyl noun: two octadecyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

dioctadecyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Two octadecyl groups in a molecule.
    • Briefly, liposomes consisting of dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide and cholesterol (1:1 M ratio) were dried using a Rotavaporator (Brinkman, Westbury, NY), dissolved in 5 % glucose, and sonicated.2015 May 20, Changping Gu et al., “Protective role of p120-catenin in maintaining the integrity of adherens and tight junctions in ventilator-induced lung injury”, in Respiratory Research, volume 16...

Origin of dioctadecyl

From di- + octadecyl.

Questions about dioctadecyl

What does dioctadecyl mean?
Dioctadecyl means two octadecyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is dioctadecyl?
Dioctadecyl is a noun.

Words near dioctadecyl in the dictionary

  1. Diocletian windows
  2. Diocletianic
  3. diocotron
  4. diocotron instabilities
  5. diocotron instability
  6. dioctadecyl
  7. dioctahedral
  8. dioctanoyl
  9. dioctyl
  10. dioctyl phthalate
  11. dioctylbenzothienobenzothiophene

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