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oxoderivative

oxoderivative noun: a derivative formally made by replacing a methylene group with a carbonyl one.

Noun

oxoderivative (plural oxoderivatives)

  1. A derivative formally made by replacing a methylene group with a carbonyl one

Forms of oxoderivative

pluraloxoderivatives

Questions about oxoderivative

What does oxoderivative mean?
Oxoderivative means a derivative formally made by replacing a methylene group with a carbonyl one.
What part of speech is oxoderivative?
Oxoderivative is a noun.
What is the plural of oxoderivative?
The plural of oxoderivative is oxoderivatives.

Words near oxoderivative in the dictionary

  1. oxocomplexes
  2. oxocrinol
  3. oxocyclohexyl
  4. oxocyclohexyls
  5. oxodegradable
  6. oxoderivative
  7. oxoderivatives
  8. oxodicarboxylate
  9. oxodicarboxylates
  10. oxodicarboxylic
  11. oxodipine

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