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octadecyls

octadecyls is the plural of octadecyl.

Meaning of octadecyl

Noun

octadecyl (plural octadecyls)

  1. Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₁₈H₃₇, formally derived from an octadecane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
    • Although catalyst IV also has good catalytic performance, it was totally soluble in the reaction system during and after the epoxidation, because it contains a big octadecyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium ion.2001 May 11, Xi Zuwei et al., “Reaction-Controlled Phase-Transfer Catalysis for Propylene Epoxidation to Propylene Oxide”, in Science, volume 292, number 5519, →DOI, pages 1139–1141

Questions about octadecyls

What is octadecyls the plural of?
Octadecyls is the plural of octadecyl.

Words near octadecyls in the dictionary

  1. octadecenoyl
  2. octadecenoyls
  3. octadecyl
  4. octadecylamine
  5. octadecylamines
  6. octadecyls
  7. octadecylsilane
  8. octadecyne
  9. octadehydrocorrin
  10. octadehydrocorrins
  11. octadentate

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