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oxyl

oxyl noun: a compound or radical bound to an oxygen by a single bond.

Noun

oxyl (plural oxyls)

  1. A compound or radical bound to an oxygen by a single bond
    • If a Type I- or Type II-derived LOOH encounters a ligated Fe2+ or Cu+ on a membrane, it invariably undergoes one-electron reduction to an oxyl radical (LO-) […]2007, Albert W. Girotti, Paolo U. Giacomoni, “Lipid and Protein Damage Provoked by Ultraviolet Radiation: Mechanisms of Indirect Photooxidative Damage”, in Giacomoni, editor, Biophysical and...
  2. (obsolete) An acid anhydride
    • The formula (CaO, CO2) would represent calcic carbonate as a compound of a base and an oxyl.1865, W.A. Miller, “On Chemical Nomenclature”, in The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, page 18

Forms of oxyl

pluraloxyls

Origin of oxyl

From oxy- + -yl.

Words formed from oxyl

Questions about oxyl

What does oxyl mean?
Oxyl means a compound or radical bound to an oxygen by a single bond.
What part of speech is oxyl?
Oxyl is a noun.
What is the plural of oxyl?
The plural of oxyl is oxyls.

Words near oxyl in the dictionary

  1. oxyiodination
  2. oxyiodinations
  3. oxyjoule
  4. oxyjoules
  5. oxykinoshitalite
  6. oxyl
  7. oxylabes
  8. oxylance
  9. oxylances
  10. oxyline
  11. oxylinkage

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