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heneicosanoyl

heneicosanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from heneicosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

heneicosanoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of heneicosanoyl

From heneicosanoic + -yl.

Questions about heneicosanoyl

What does heneicosanoyl mean?
Heneicosanoyl means the univalent radical derived from heneicosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is heneicosanoyl?
Heneicosanoyl is a noun.

Words near heneicosanoyl in the dictionary

  1. heneicosanoate
  2. heneicosanoates
  3. heneicosanoic
  4. heneicosanoic acid
  5. heneicosanol
  6. heneicosanoyl
  7. heneicosapentaenoate
  8. heneicosapentaenoic acid
  9. henequen
  10. henequens
  11. henequin

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