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lactyl

lactyl noun: a univalent radical derived from lactic acid.

Noun

lactyl (countable and uncountable, plural lactyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from lactic acid

Forms of lactyl

plurallactyls

Origin of lactyl

From lactic + -yl.

Words formed from lactyl

Questions about lactyl

What does lactyl mean?
Lactyl means a univalent radical derived from lactic acid.
What part of speech is lactyl?
Lactyl is a noun.
What is the plural of lactyl?
The plural of lactyl is lactyls.

Words near lactyl in the dictionary

  1. lactucone
  2. lactucopicrin
  3. lactulose
  4. lactuloses
  5. lacturamic acid
  6. lactyl
  7. lactylate
  8. lactylates
  9. lactylation
  10. lactylic
  11. Lacub

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