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heptamethyl

heptamethyl noun: seven methyl groups in a compound.

Noun

heptamethyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Seven methyl groups in a compound

Origin of heptamethyl

From hepta- + methyl.

Words formed from heptamethyl

Questions about heptamethyl

What does heptamethyl mean?
Heptamethyl means seven methyl groups in a compound.
What part of speech is heptamethyl?
Heptamethyl is a noun.

Words near heptamethyl in the dictionary

  1. heptameters
  2. heptamethine
  3. heptamethines
  4. heptamethoxyflavone
  5. heptamethoxyflavones
  6. heptamethyl
  7. heptamethylene
  8. heptamethylenes
  9. heptamethylnonane
  10. heptametric
  11. heptametrical

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