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eicosenoyl

eicosenoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from eicosenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

eicosenoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of eicosenoyl

From eicosenoic + -yl.

Questions about eicosenoyl

What does eicosenoyl mean?
Eicosenoyl means the univalent radical derived from eicosenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is eicosenoyl?
Eicosenoyl is a noun.

Words near eicosenoyl in the dictionary

  1. eicosenic
  2. eicosenoate
  3. eicosenoates
  4. eicosenoic
  5. eicosenoic acid
  6. eicosenoyl
  7. eicosyne
  8. eicosynes
  9. EICR
  10. EICRs
  11. EICs

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