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perillyl

perillyl noun: the univalent radical derived from perillyl alcohol.

Noun

perillyl (uncountable)

  1. The univalent radical derived from perillyl alcohol.
    • Molecular dynamics simulations have shown that essential oil constituents like perillaldehyde or perillyl alcohol carrying more hydrophilic groups require more energy to traverse the membrane and have a 700-fold slower flip-flop rate than the nonpolar constituent limonene (Witzke et al., 2010 ).2015 July 28, Morten Hyldgaard et al., “Isoeugenol has a non-disruptive detergent-like mechanism of action”, in Frontiers in Microbiology, volume 6, →DOI

Origin of perillyl

From perilla + -yl.

Phrases with perillyl

Questions about perillyl

What does perillyl mean?
Perillyl means the univalent radical derived from perillyl alcohol.
What part of speech is perillyl?
Perillyl is a noun.

Words near perillyl in the dictionary

  1. perilless
  2. perilling
  3. Perillo
  4. Perillos
  5. perillous
  6. perillyl
  7. perillyl alcohol
  8. perilobar
  9. perilobular
  10. perilous
  11. Perilous Seat

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