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isovaleryl

isovaleryl noun: the univalent radical (CH₃)₂C-CH₂-CO- derived from isovaleric acid by removal of a hydroxyl group.

Noun

isovaleryl

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical (CH₃)₂C-CH₂-CO- derived from isovaleric acid by removal of a hydroxyl group

Origin of isovaleryl

From iso- + valeryl.

Questions about isovaleryl

What does isovaleryl mean?
Isovaleryl means the univalent radical (CH₃)₂C-CH₂-CO- derived from isovaleric acid by removal of a hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is isovaleryl?
Isovaleryl is a noun.

Words near isovaleryl in the dictionary

  1. isovalerate
  2. isovalerates
  3. isovaleric
  4. isovaleric acid
  5. isovaleronitrile
  6. isovaleryl
  7. isovalerylcarnitine
  8. isovaline
  9. isovalue
  10. isovalues
  11. isovanillic acid

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