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lactoyl

lactoyl noun: the univalent radical CH₃CH(OH)CO− derived from lactic acid.

Noun

lactoyl

  1. The univalent radical CH₃CH(OH)CO− derived from lactic acid

Questions about lactoyl

What does lactoyl mean?
Lactoyl means the univalent radical CH₃CH(OH)CO− derived from lactic acid.
What part of speech is lactoyl?
Lactoyl is a noun.

Words near lactoyl in the dictionary

  1. lactotropin
  2. lactotropins
  3. lactovegetarian
  4. lactovegetarianism
  5. lactovegetarians
  6. lactoyl
  7. lactoylglutathione
  8. lactoylglutathione lyase
  9. lactrunculin
  10. lactucarium
  11. lactucaxanthin

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