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heptadecenoyl

heptadecenoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from heptadecenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

heptadecenoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of heptadecenoyl

From heptadecenoic + -yl.

Questions about heptadecenoyl

What does heptadecenoyl mean?
Heptadecenoyl means the univalent radical derived from heptadecenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is heptadecenoyl?
Heptadecenoyl is a noun.

Words near heptadecenoyl in the dictionary

  1. heptadecenoate
  2. heptadecenoates
  3. heptadecenoic
  4. heptadecenoic acid
  5. heptadecenoic acids
  6. heptadecenoyl
  7. heptadecyl
  8. heptadecylic
  9. heptadecyls
  10. heptadecyne
  11. heptadentate

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