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oxoethyl

oxoethyl noun: any radical formed by substitution of an oxygen atom (as a carbonyl group) for two hydrogen atoms of an ethyl radical.

Noun

oxoethyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any radical formed by substitution of an oxygen atom (as a carbonyl group) for two hydrogen atoms of an ethyl radical

Origin of oxoethyl

From oxo- + ethyl.

Questions about oxoethyl

What does oxoethyl mean?
Oxoethyl means any radical formed by substitution of an oxygen atom (as a carbonyl group) for two hydrogen atoms of an ethyl radical.
What part of speech is oxoethyl?
Oxoethyl is a noun.

Words near oxoethyl in the dictionary

  1. oxodicarboxylate
  2. oxodicarboxylates
  3. oxodicarboxylic
  4. oxodipine
  5. oxoerythromycin
  6. oxoethyl
  7. oxoferryl
  8. oxofluoride
  9. oxofluorides
  10. oxoglutarate
  11. oxoglutarates

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