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hexyloxy

hexyloxy noun: the ether radical derived from hexanol.

Noun

hexyloxy (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The ether radical derived from hexanol

Origin of hexyloxy

From hexyl + -oxy.

Questions about hexyloxy

What does hexyloxy mean?
Hexyloxy means the ether radical derived from hexanol.
What part of speech is hexyloxy?
Hexyloxy is a noun.

Words near hexyloxy in the dictionary

  1. hexylaminos
  2. hexylcaine
  3. hexylene
  4. hexylenes
  5. hexylic
  6. hexyloxy
  7. hexylresorcinol
  8. hexylresorcinols
  9. hexyls
  10. hexylthiofos
  11. hexylthiophene

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