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pentyls

pentyls is the plural of pentyl.

Meaning of pentyl

Noun

pentyl (plural pentyls)

  1. Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₅H₁₁, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
    Synonyms:
    amyl

Questions about pentyls

What is pentyls the plural of?
Pentyls is the plural of pentyl.

Words near pentyls in the dictionary

  1. pentylamines
  2. pentylenetetrazol
  3. pentylenetetrazole
  4. pentylenetetrazols
  5. pentylic
  6. pentyls
  7. pentyne
  8. pentynes
  9. pentynoate
  10. pentynoates
  11. pentynoic

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