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pentaerythrityl

pentaerythrityl noun: the tetravalent radical derived from pentaerythritol.

Noun

pentaerythrityl (plural pentaerythrityls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The tetravalent radical derived from pentaerythritol

Forms of pentaerythrityl

pluralpentaerythrityls

Origin of pentaerythrityl

From pentaerythritol + -yl.

Questions about pentaerythrityl

What does pentaerythrityl mean?
Pentaerythrityl means the tetravalent radical derived from pentaerythritol.
What part of speech is pentaerythrityl?
Pentaerythrityl is a noun.
What is the plural of pentaerythrityl?
The plural of pentaerythrityl is pentaerythrityls.

Words near pentaerythrityl in the dictionary

  1. pentaenoic acids
  2. pentaenoics
  3. pentaerythritol
  4. pentaerythritol tetranitrate
  5. pentaerythritols
  6. pentaerythrityl
  7. pentaerythrityls
  8. pentaethylacetophenone
  9. pentaethylenehexamine
  10. pentafid
  11. pentaflake

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