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methacryloyl

methacryloyl noun: a univalent radical derived from methacrylic acid.

Noun

methacryloyl (plural methacryloyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from methacrylic acid
    • To synthesize TBDMS-dopamine methacrylate (TBDMS-DMA) monomer, methacryloyl chloride (0.46 g, 4.40 mmol) was added to TBDMS-dopamine (1.13 g, 2.96 mmol) in dichloromethane (2.5 mL) containing triethylamine (0.4 g, 4.0 mmol) according to the previously described method with modification. 35 The...2015 July 15, Sang-Bae Lee et al., “Catechol-Functionalized Synthetic Polymer as a Dental Adhesive to Contaminated Dentin Surface for a Composite Restoration”, in Biomacromolecules, volume 16, →DOI

Forms of methacryloyl

pluralmethacryloyls

Origin of methacryloyl

From methacrylic + -oyl.

Questions about methacryloyl

What does methacryloyl mean?
Methacryloyl means a univalent radical derived from methacrylic acid.
What part of speech is methacryloyl?
Methacryloyl is a noun.
What is the plural of methacryloyl?
The plural of methacryloyl is methacryloyls.

Words near methacryloyl in the dictionary

  1. methacrylates
  2. methacrylation
  3. methacrylations
  4. methacrylic
  5. methacrylic acid
  6. methacryloyl
  7. methacryloyls
  8. methacycline
  9. methadon
  10. methadone
  11. methadones

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