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peroxyhemiacetal

peroxyhemiacetal noun: any derivative of a hemiacetal in which the ether linkage (R-O-R) is replaced by a peroxide (R-O-O-R).

Noun

peroxyhemiacetal (plural peroxyhemiacetals)

  1. Any derivative of a hemiacetal in which the ether linkage (R-O-R) is replaced by a peroxide (R-O-O-R)

Forms of peroxyhemiacetal

pluralperoxyhemiacetals

Questions about peroxyhemiacetal

What does peroxyhemiacetal mean?
Peroxyhemiacetal means any derivative of a hemiacetal in which the ether linkage (R-O-R) is replaced by a peroxide (R-O-O-R).
What part of speech is peroxyhemiacetal?
Peroxyhemiacetal is a noun.
What is the plural of peroxyhemiacetal?
The plural of peroxyhemiacetal is peroxyhemiacetals.

Words near peroxyhemiacetal in the dictionary

  1. peroxydisulfates
  2. peroxyflavin
  3. peroxyflavins
  4. peroxygenase
  5. peroxygenases
  6. peroxyhemiacetal
  7. peroxyhemiacetals
  8. peroxyl
  9. peroxyls
  10. peroxymethane
  11. peroxymolybdate

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