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octanoyl

octanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from octanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; capryloyl.

Noun

octanoyl (plural octanoyls)

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

Forms of octanoyl

pluraloctanoyls

Words formed from octanoyl

Questions about octanoyl

What does octanoyl mean?
Octanoyl means the univalent radical derived from octanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group; capryloyl.
What part of speech is octanoyl?
Octanoyl is a noun.
What is the plural of octanoyl?
The plural of octanoyl is octanoyls.

Words near octanoyl in the dictionary

  1. octanolysis
  2. octanone
  3. octanones
  4. octanose
  5. octanoses
  6. octanoyl
  7. octanoylate
  8. octanoylated
  9. octanoylation
  10. octanoylcarnitine
  11. octanoyls

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