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pentacosanoyl

pentacosanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from pentacosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

pentacosanoyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from pentacosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

Questions about pentacosanoyl

What does pentacosanoyl mean?
Pentacosanoyl means the univalent radical derived from pentacosanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is pentacosanoyl?
Pentacosanoyl is a noun.

Words near pentacosanoyl in the dictionary

  1. pentacosadienes
  2. pentacosane
  3. pentacosanes
  4. pentacosanoic
  5. pentacosanoic acid
  6. pentacosanoyl
  7. pentacosene
  8. pentacosenes
  9. pentacosiomedimni
  10. pentacovalent
  11. pentacra

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