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glyceryl

glyceryl noun: either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups.

Noun

glyceryl (plural glyceryls)

  1. Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups

Forms of glyceryl

pluralglyceryls

Origin of glyceryl

From glycerol + -yl.

Words formed from glyceryl

Questions about glyceryl

What does glyceryl mean?
Glyceryl means either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from glycerol by removing hydrogen atoms from one, two or three hydroxyl groups.
What part of speech is glyceryl?
Glyceryl is a noun.
What is the plural of glyceryl?
The plural of glyceryl is glyceryls.

Words near glyceryl in the dictionary

  1. glycerotoxin
  2. glycerotoxins
  3. glycerous
  4. glyceroxide
  5. glyceroxides
  6. glyceryl
  7. glyceryl trinitrate
  8. glyceryls
  9. glycid
  10. glycidamide
  11. glycide

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