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peroxyacetyl

peroxyacetyl noun: the univalent radical derived from peroxyacetic acid.

Noun

peroxyacetyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from peroxyacetic acid

Words formed from peroxyacetyl

Questions about peroxyacetyl

What does peroxyacetyl mean?
Peroxyacetyl means the univalent radical derived from peroxyacetic acid.
What part of speech is peroxyacetyl?
Peroxyacetyl is a noun.

Words near peroxyacetyl in the dictionary

  1. peroxy
  2. peroxy-
  3. peroxyacetic
  4. peroxyacetic acid
  5. peroxyacetone
  6. peroxyacetyl
  7. peroxyacetyl nitrate
  8. peroxyacetylnitrate
  9. peroxyacid
  10. peroxyacids
  11. peroxycarbonate

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