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pentadecanoyl

pentadecanoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from pentadecanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

pentadecanoyl (uncountable)

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

Origin of pentadecanoyl

From pentadecanoic + -yl.

Words formed from pentadecanoyl

Questions about pentadecanoyl

What does pentadecanoyl mean?
Pentadecanoyl means the univalent radical derived from pentadecanoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is pentadecanoyl?
Pentadecanoyl is a noun.

Words near pentadecanoyl in the dictionary

  1. pentadecanoic acid
  2. pentadecanoin
  3. pentadecanol
  4. pentadecanone
  5. pentadecanones
  6. pentadecanoyl
  7. pentadecaoxide
  8. pentadecapeptide
  9. pentadecapeptides
  10. pentadecasyllabic
  11. pentadecathlon

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