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dodecenoyl

dodecenoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from dodecenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

dodecenoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of dodecenoyl

From dodecenoic + -yl.

Questions about dodecenoyl

What does dodecenoyl mean?
Dodecenoyl means the univalent radical derived from dodecenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is dodecenoyl?
Dodecenoyl is a noun.

Words near dodecenoyl in the dictionary

  1. dodecene
  2. dodecenes
  3. dodecenoic
  4. dodecenoic acid
  5. dodecenoic acids
  6. dodecenoyl
  7. dodecenyl
  8. dodecenyls
  9. dodecic
  10. dodecicosidodecahedra
  11. dodecicosidodecahedron

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