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glycolyl

glycolyl noun: the univalent radical HOCH₂CO₂⁻ derived from glycolic acid.

Noun

glycolyl (plural glycolyls)

  1. The univalent radical HOCH₂CO₂⁻ derived from glycolic acid

Forms of glycolyl

pluralglycolyls

Words formed from glycolyl

Questions about glycolyl

What does glycolyl mean?
Glycolyl means the univalent radical HOCH₂CO₂⁻ derived from glycolic acid.
What part of speech is glycolyl?
Glycolyl is a noun.
What is the plural of glycolyl?
The plural of glycolyl is glycolyls.

Words near glycolyl in the dictionary

  1. glycolonitrile
  2. glycols
  3. glycoluric
  4. glycoluril
  5. glycolurils
  6. glycolyl
  7. glycolylation
  8. glycolylations
  9. glycolylneuraminate
  10. glycolylneuraminates
  11. glycolylneuraminic

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