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octadecanoyl

octadecanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from octadecanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; stearoyl.

Noun

octadecanoyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from octadecanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; stearoyl

Origin of octadecanoyl

From octadecanoic + -yl.

Questions about octadecanoyl

What does octadecanoyl mean?
Octadecanoyl means the univalent radical derived from octadecanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; stearoyl.
What part of speech is octadecanoyl?
Octadecanoyl is a noun.

Words near octadecanoyl in the dictionary

  1. octadecanoic
  2. octadecanoic acid
  3. octadecanoid
  4. octadecanoids
  5. octadecanol
  6. octadecanoyl
  7. octadecapeptide
  8. octadecapeptides
  9. octadecatetraenoate
  10. octadecatetraenoates
  11. octadecatetraenoic

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