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myricyl

myricyl noun: a hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin.

Noun

myricyl (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin.
    • myricyl alcohol
    • myricyl ester
    Synonyms:
    melissyl

Synonyms of myricyl

Origin of myricyl

From myricin + -yl.

Questions about myricyl

What does myricyl mean?
Myricyl means a hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of myricin.
What part of speech is myricyl?
Myricyl is a noun.

Words near myricyl in the dictionary

  1. myricitrin
  2. Myrick
  3. myrickite
  4. Myricks
  5. Myrickses
  6. myricyl
  7. myrie
  8. Myries
  9. myring-
  10. myringa
  11. myringas

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