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lipoyl

lipoyl noun: a univalent radical formally derived from lipoic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.

Noun

lipoyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical formally derived from lipoic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group

Origin of lipoyl

From lipoic + -yl.

Words formed from lipoyl

Questions about lipoyl

What does lipoyl mean?
Lipoyl means a univalent radical formally derived from lipoic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is lipoyl?
Lipoyl is a noun.

Words near lipoyl in the dictionary

  1. lipoxygenases
  2. lipoxygenate
  3. lipoxygenated
  4. lipoxygenation
  5. lipoxygenations
  6. lipoyl
  7. lipoylated
  8. lipoylation
  9. lipoylations
  10. lipoyltransferase
  11. lipoyltransferases

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