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pentenyl

pentenyl noun: any radical derived from a pentene.

Noun

pentenyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any radical derived from a pentene.

Origin of pentenyl

From pentene + -yl.

Words formed from pentenyl

Questions about pentenyl

What does pentenyl mean?
Pentenyl means any radical derived from a pentene.
What part of speech is pentenyl?
Pentenyl is a noun.

Words near pentenyl in the dictionary

  1. pentenoic acids
  2. pentenol
  3. pentenols
  4. pentenone
  5. pentenones
  6. pentenyl
  7. penteract
  8. penteracts
  9. pentere
  10. pentereme
  11. penteremes

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