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pentanoyl

pentanoyl noun: a univalent radical derived from pentanoic acid.

Noun

pentanoyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from pentanoic acid

Questions about pentanoyl

What does pentanoyl mean?
Pentanoyl means a univalent radical derived from pentanoic acid.
What part of speech is pentanoyl?
Pentanoyl is a noun.

Words near pentanoyl in the dictionary

  1. pentanol
  2. pentanols
  3. pentanone
  4. pentanones
  5. pentanoxymethyl
  6. pentanoyl
  7. pentanuclear
  8. pentanucleotide
  9. pentanucleotides
  10. pentanucleotidic
  11. pentaose

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