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methoxycarbonyl

methoxycarbonyl noun: the univalent radical derived from a methyl ester CH₃-O-CO-.

Noun

methoxycarbonyl (plural methoxycarbonyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from a methyl ester CH₃-O-CO-

Forms of methoxycarbonyl

pluralmethoxycarbonyls

Questions about methoxycarbonyl

What does methoxycarbonyl mean?
Methoxycarbonyl means the univalent radical derived from a methyl ester CH₃-O-CO-.
What part of speech is methoxycarbonyl?
Methoxycarbonyl is a noun.
What is the plural of methoxycarbonyl?
The plural of methoxycarbonyl is methoxycarbonyls.

Words near methoxycarbonyl in the dictionary

  1. methoxybenzylglucosinolate
  2. methoxybiphenyl
  3. methoxybiphenyls
  4. methoxybutane
  5. methoxybutanes
  6. methoxycarbonyl
  7. methoxycarbonylation
  8. methoxycarbonylations
  9. methoxycarbonyls
  10. methoxychalcone
  11. methoxychalcones

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