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monoacetate

monoacetate noun: a compound which contains a single acetate group or ion.

Noun

monoacetate (plural monoacetates)

  1. A compound which contains a single acetate group or ion
    • The cut in Fig 6 exhibits the magnified region of the chromatogram indicating the 2,5-DMHQ (signal no.1) and the monoacetate of 2,5-DMHQ (no.2), which is formed during the fungal treatment.2015 July 6, “Potential of Wood-Rotting Fungi to Attack Polystyrene Sulfonate and Its Depolymerisation by Gloeophyllum trabeum via Hydroquinone-Driven Fenton Chemistry”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of monoacetate

pluralmonoacetates

Origin of monoacetate

From mono- + acetate.

Questions about monoacetate

What does monoacetate mean?
Monoacetate means a compound which contains a single acetate group or ion.
What part of speech is monoacetate?
Monoacetate is a noun.
What is the plural of monoacetate?
The plural of monoacetate is monoacetates.

Words near monoacetate in the dictionary

  1. mono-unsaturates
  2. mono-verse
  3. mono-verses
  4. monoacetal
  5. monoacetals
  6. monoacetate
  7. monoacetates
  8. monoacetin
  9. monoacetone
  10. monoacetoxylation
  11. monoacetyl

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