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eicosapentaenoyl

eicosapentaenoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from eicosapentaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

eicosapentaenoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of eicosapentaenoyl

From eicosapentaenoic + -yl.

Questions about eicosapentaenoyl

What does eicosapentaenoyl mean?
Eicosapentaenoyl means the univalent radical derived from eicosapentaenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is eicosapentaenoyl?
Eicosapentaenoyl is a noun.

Words near eicosapentaenoyl in the dictionary

  1. eicosapentaene
  2. eicosapentaenoate
  3. eicosapentaenoates
  4. eicosapentaenoic
  5. eicosapentaenoic acid
  6. eicosapentaenoyl
  7. eicosapentanoic
  8. eicosapentanoic acid
  9. eicosapeptide
  10. eicosapeptides
  11. eicosatetraene

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