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eicosanoyl

eicosanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from eicosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

eicosanoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of eicosanoyl

From eicosanoic + -yl.

Questions about eicosanoyl

What does eicosanoyl mean?
Eicosanoyl means the univalent radical derived from eicosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is eicosanoyl?
Eicosanoyl is a noun.

Words near eicosanoyl in the dictionary

  1. eicosanoic
  2. eicosanoic acid
  3. eicosanoid
  4. eicosanoids
  5. eicosanol
  6. eicosanoyl
  7. eicosapentaene
  8. eicosapentaenoate
  9. eicosapentaenoates
  10. eicosapentaenoic
  11. eicosapentaenoic acid

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