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leucinol

leucinol noun: the alcohol formed by total reduction of the carboxylic acid group of leucine; any of its derivatives.

Noun

leucinol (uncountable)

  1. The alcohol formed by total reduction of the carboxylic acid group of leucine; any of its derivatives

Origin of leucinol

From leucine + -ol.

Questions about leucinol

What does leucinol mean?
Leucinol means the alcohol formed by total reduction of the carboxylic acid group of leucine; any of its derivatives.
What part of speech is leucinol?
Leucinol is a noun.

Words near leucinol in the dictionary

  1. leucine zippers
  2. leucinemia
  3. leucines
  4. leucinic acid
  5. leucinocaine
  6. leucinol
  7. leucinostatin
  8. leucinostatins
  9. leucinostin
  10. leucinostins
  11. leucins

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