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oxalyl

oxalyl noun: either the univalent or the divalent radicals derived from oxalic acid by removal of one or two hydrogen atoms.

Noun

oxalyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Either the univalent or the divalent radicals derived from oxalic acid by removal of one or two hydrogen atoms

Origin of oxalyl

From oxalic + -yl.

Words formed from oxalyl

Questions about oxalyl

What does oxalyl mean?
Oxalyl means either the univalent or the divalent radicals derived from oxalic acid by removal of one or two hydrogen atoms.
What part of speech is oxalyl?
Oxalyl is a noun.

Words near oxalyl in the dictionary

  1. oxalurate
  2. oxalurates
  3. oxaluria
  4. oxalurias
  5. oxaluric acid
  6. oxalyl
  7. oxalyl chloride
  8. oxalylglycine
  9. oxamate
  10. oxamates
  11. oxametacin

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