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methoxymethyl

methoxymethyl noun: any methoxy derivative of a methyl radical.

Noun

methoxymethyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any methoxy derivative of a methyl radical

Origin of methoxymethyl

From methoxy + methyl.

Questions about methoxymethyl

What does methoxymethyl mean?
Methoxymethyl means any methoxy derivative of a methyl radical.
What part of speech is methoxymethyl?
Methoxymethyl is a noun.

Words near methoxymethyl in the dictionary

  1. methoxyls
  2. methoxymalonate
  3. methoxymalonates
  4. methoxymalonic acid
  5. methoxymethane
  6. methoxymethyl
  7. methoxymycolate
  8. methoxymycolates
  9. methoxymycolic acid
  10. methoxymycolic acids
  11. methoxynaphthalene

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