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dioleoyl

dioleoyl noun: two oleoyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

dioleoyl (plural dioleoyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Two oleoyl groups in a molecule
    • As the targeting ligands we used short peptide fragments of ApoE or of β-amyloid that were pre-conjugated to dioleoyl succinate (DO-succinate).2015 July 6, “Nano-Drugs Based on Nano Sterically Stabilized Liposomes for the Treatment of Inflammatory Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of dioleoyl

pluraldioleoyls

Origin of dioleoyl

From di- + oleoyl.

Questions about dioleoyl

What does dioleoyl mean?
Dioleoyl means two oleoyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is dioleoyl?
Dioleoyl is a noun.
What is the plural of dioleoyl?
The plural of dioleoyl is dioleoyls.

Words near dioleoyl in the dictionary

  1. diolefination
  2. diolefinations
  3. diolefins
  4. diolein
  5. dioleins
  6. dioleoyl
  7. dioleoylphosphatidylcholine
  8. dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine
  9. dioleoyls
  10. diolepoxide
  11. diolepoxides

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