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heptadecanoyl

heptadecanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from heptadecanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

heptadecanoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of heptadecanoyl

From heptadecanoic + -yl.

Questions about heptadecanoyl

What does heptadecanoyl mean?
Heptadecanoyl means the univalent radical derived from heptadecanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is heptadecanoyl?
Heptadecanoyl is a noun.

Words near heptadecanoyl in the dictionary

  1. heptadecanoate
  2. heptadecanoates
  3. heptadecanoic
  4. heptadecanoic acid
  5. heptadecanol
  6. heptadecanoyl
  7. heptadecapeptide
  8. heptadecapeptides
  9. heptadecasphinganine
  10. heptadecatriene
  11. heptadecatrienes

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