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octyloxy

octyloxy noun: the univalent radical CH₃-(CH₂)₇-O- derived from octanol.

Noun

octyloxy (plural octyloxys)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical CH₃-(CH₂)₇-O- derived from octanol
    • To learn more about this reaction, we investigated the coupling of porphyrin tetramer bearing octyloxy side chains l -P4 C8, as a means to improve the solubility of cyclic byproducts.2014 August 25, Dmitry V Kondratuk et al., “Vernier-Templated Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Supramolecular Chemistry of a 12-Porphyrin Nanoring”, in Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse...

Forms of octyloxy

pluraloctyloxys

Questions about octyloxy

What does octyloxy mean?
Octyloxy means the univalent radical CH₃-(CH₂)₇-O- derived from octanol.
What part of speech is octyloxy?
Octyloxy is a noun.
What is the plural of octyloxy?
The plural of octyloxy is octyloxys.

Words near octyloxy in the dictionary

  1. octylenes
  2. octylglucoside
  3. octylglucosides
  4. octylic
  5. octylisothiazolinone
  6. octyloxy
  7. octyloxys
  8. octylphenol
  9. octylphenols
  10. octyls
  11. octyne

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