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fluorenyl

fluorenyl noun: a radical or cation derived from fluorene.

Noun

fluorenyl (plural fluorenyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A radical or cation derived from fluorene

Forms of fluorenyl

pluralfluorenyls

Origin of fluorenyl

From fluorene + -yl.

Words formed from fluorenyl

Questions about fluorenyl

What does fluorenyl mean?
Fluorenyl means a radical or cation derived from fluorene.
What part of speech is fluorenyl?
Fluorenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of fluorenyl?
The plural of fluorenyl is fluorenyls.

Words near fluorenyl in the dictionary

  1. fluorenes
  2. fluorenol
  3. fluorenols
  4. fluorenone
  5. fluorenones
  6. fluorenyl
  7. fluorenylidene
  8. fluorenylidenes
  9. fluorenyls
  10. fluoreophore
  11. fluorephore

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