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hexadecyloxymethyl

hexadecyloxymethyl noun: an alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a hexadecyl group.

Noun

hexadecyloxymethyl (uncountable)

  1. An alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a hexadecyl group
    • Surfactants differ in the length of alkoxymethyl side chains, ranging from pentanoxymethyl to hexadecyloxymethyl, as indicated by their designations (C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C14 and C16).2015 December 8, “Gemini Surfactants Based on Bis-Imidazolium Alkoxy Derivatives as Effective Agents for Delivery of Nucleic Acids: A Structural and Spectroscopic Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about hexadecyloxymethyl

What does hexadecyloxymethyl mean?
Hexadecyloxymethyl means an alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a hexadecyl group.
What part of speech is hexadecyloxymethyl?
Hexadecyloxymethyl is a noun.

Words near hexadecyloxymethyl in the dictionary

  1. hexadecimal times
  2. hexadecimally
  3. hexadecimals
  4. hexadecyl
  5. hexadecylamine
  6. hexadecyloxymethyl
  7. hexadecyls
  8. hexadecyltrimethylammonium
  9. hexadecyne
  10. hexadentate
  11. hexadentated

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