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oleyl

oleyl noun: the radical of oleic acid, derived from the non-drying oils.

Noun

oleyl (uncountable)

  1. The radical of oleic acid, derived from the non-drying oils.

Origin of oleyl

From oleic + -yl.

Words formed from oleyl

Questions about oleyl

What does oleyl mean?
Oleyl means the radical of oleic acid, derived from the non-drying oils.
What part of speech is oleyl?
Oleyl is a noun.

Words near oleyl in the dictionary

  1. oleuropein
  2. oleuropeins
  3. Olevsk
  4. Olexa
  5. Olexas
  6. oleyl
  7. oleylamine
  8. olezarsen
  9. oleïc acid
  10. Oleśnica
  11. olf

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