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isoprenyl

isoprenyl noun: the univalent radical -CH₂CH=C(CH₃)₂ (C₅H₉) derived from isoprene (C₅H₈).https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0900400115 Also called prenyl.

Noun

isoprenyl (plural isoprenyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical -CH₂CH=C(CH₃)₂ (C₅H₉) derived from isoprene (C₅H₈).https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0900400115 Also called prenyl.

Forms of isoprenyl

pluralisoprenyls

Origin of isoprenyl

From isoprene + -yl.

Words formed from isoprenyl

Questions about isoprenyl

What does isoprenyl mean?
Isoprenyl means the univalent radical -CH₂CH=C(CH₃)₂ (C₅H₉) derived from isoprene (C₅H₈).https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X0900400115 Also called prenyl.
What part of speech is isoprenyl?
Isoprenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of isoprenyl?
The plural of isoprenyl is isoprenyls.

Words near isoprenyl in the dictionary

  1. isoprenoids
  2. isoprenol
  3. isoprenolog
  4. isoprenologs
  5. isoprenols
  6. isoprenyl
  7. isoprenylate
  8. isoprenylated
  9. isoprenylates
  10. isoprenylating
  11. isoprenylation

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