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heptadecyl

heptadecyl noun: any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Noun

heptadecyl (plural heptadecyls)

  1. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Forms of heptadecyl

pluralheptadecyls

Origin of heptadecyl

From heptadec- + -yl.

Words formed from heptadecyl

Questions about heptadecyl

What does heptadecyl mean?
Heptadecyl means any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₇H₃₅, formally derived from heptadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is heptadecyl?
Heptadecyl is a noun.
What is the plural of heptadecyl?
The plural of heptadecyl is heptadecyls.

Words near heptadecyl in the dictionary

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

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