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octenyl

octenyl noun: any of several isomeric radicals derived from an octene.

Noun

octenyl (plural octenyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any of several isomeric radicals derived from an octene

Forms of octenyl

pluraloctenyls

Origin of octenyl

From octene + -yl.

Questions about octenyl

What does octenyl mean?
Octenyl means any of several isomeric radicals derived from an octene.
What part of speech is octenyl?
Octenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of octenyl?
The plural of octenyl is octenyls.

Words near octenyl in the dictionary

  1. octennial
  2. octennially
  3. octennium
  4. octenniums
  5. octenol
  6. octenyl
  7. octenyls
  8. octeocyte
  9. octeract
  10. octeracts
  11. octet

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