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methanoyl

/ˈmɛθ.ə.nɔɪl/

methanoyl noun: formyl.

methanoyl: formyl
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Noun

methanoyl (uncountable)

  1. formyl

Origin of methanoyl

From methane + -oyl.

Questions about methanoyl

What does methanoyl mean?
Methanoyl means formyl.
What part of speech is methanoyl?
Methanoyl is a noun.
How do you pronounce methanoyl?
Methanoyl is pronounced /ˈmɛθ.ə.nɔɪl/.

Words near methanoyl in the dictionary

  1. methanotroph
  2. methanotrophic
  3. methanotrophs
  4. methanotrophy
  5. methanotropic
  6. methanoyl
  7. methantheline
  8. methapyrilene
  9. methaqualone
  10. methaqualones
  11. metharbital

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