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docosahexaenoyl

docosahexaenoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from docosahexaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

docosahexaenoyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from docosahexaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Origin of docosahexaenoyl

From docosahexaenoic + -yl.

Questions about docosahexaenoyl

What does docosahexaenoyl mean?
Docosahexaenoyl means the univalent radical derived from docosahexaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is docosahexaenoyl?
Docosahexaenoyl is a noun.

Words near docosahexaenoyl in the dictionary

  1. docosadioates
  2. docosahexaenoate
  3. docosahexaenoates
  4. docosahexaenoic
  5. docosahexaenoic acid
  6. docosahexaenoyl
  7. docosahexanoic
  8. docosahexenoate
  9. docosahexenoic
  10. docosahexenoic acid
  11. docosahydrate

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