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norpinyl

norpinyl noun: any organic chemical radical or substituent derived from norpinane (bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane) by the removal of a hydrogen atom.

Noun

norpinyl (uncountable)

  1. Any organic chemical radical or substituent derived from norpinane (bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane) by the removal of a hydrogen atom.

Origin of norpinyl

From norpinane + -yl.

Questions about norpinyl

What does norpinyl mean?
Norpinyl means any organic chemical radical or substituent derived from norpinane (bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane) by the removal of a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is norpinyl?
Norpinyl is a noun.

Words near norpinyl in the dictionary

  1. Noroyans
  2. norpatchoulenol
  3. norpethidine
  4. norpholedrine
  5. norpinane
  6. norpinyl
  7. norpipanone
  8. Norplant
  9. Norplants
  10. norpregnane
  11. norpregnanes

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