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docosanoyl

docosanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from docosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

docosanoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of docosanoyl

From docosanoic + -yl. From docos- + -ane + -o- + -yl.

Questions about docosanoyl

What does docosanoyl mean?
Docosanoyl means the univalent radical derived from docosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is docosanoyl?
Docosanoyl is a noun.

Words near docosanoyl in the dictionary

  1. docosanoic
  2. docosanoic acid
  3. docosanoid
  4. docosanoids
  5. docosanol
  6. docosanoyl
  7. docosapentaene
  8. docosapentaenoate
  9. docosapentaenoates
  10. docosapentaenoic
  11. docosapentaenoic acid

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