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monocaprylate

monocaprylate noun: any compound that contains a single caprylate group or ion.

Noun

monocaprylate (plural monocaprylates)

  1. Any compound that contains a single caprylate group or ion
    • Capryol 90 (propylene glycol monocaprylate) and Transcutol HP (purified diethylene glycol monoethyl ether) were kindly donated by Gattefosse.2015 June 23, In-hwan Baek et al., “Design of a gelatin microparticle-containing self-microemulsifying formulation for enhanced oral bioavailability of dutasteride”, in Drug Design, Development and...

Forms of monocaprylate

pluralmonocaprylates

Origin of monocaprylate

From mono- + caprylate. By surface analysis, mono- + capr- + -yl + -ate.

Questions about monocaprylate

What does monocaprylate mean?
Monocaprylate means any compound that contains a single caprylate group or ion.
What part of speech is monocaprylate?
Monocaprylate is a noun.
What is the plural of monocaprylate?
The plural of monocaprylate is monocaprylates.

Words near monocaprylate in the dictionary

  1. monocanthid
  2. monocapillaries
  3. monocapillary
  4. monocaprin
  5. monocaprins
  6. monocaprylate
  7. monocaprylates
  8. monocarbene
  9. monocarbenes
  10. monocarbide
  11. monocarbides

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