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oligoprenyl

oligoprenyl noun: any univalent radical formed from several isoprenyl moieties.

Noun

oligoprenyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Any univalent radical formed from several isoprenyl moieties

Origin of oligoprenyl

From oligo- + prenyl.

Questions about oligoprenyl

What does oligoprenyl mean?
Oligoprenyl means any univalent radical formed from several isoprenyl moieties.
What part of speech is oligoprenyl?
Oligoprenyl is a noun.

Words near oligoprenyl in the dictionary

  1. oligopotential
  2. oligoprecursor
  3. oligoprecursors
  4. oligoprenol
  5. oligoprenols
  6. oligoprenyl
  7. oligoprenyltransferase
  8. oligoprimer
  9. oligoprimers
  10. oligoprobe
  11. oligoprobes

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