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peroxyl

peroxyl noun: any univalent radical, R-O-O-, derived from a peroxide.

Noun

peroxyl (plural peroxyls)

  1. Any univalent radical, R-O-O-, derived from a peroxide

Forms of peroxyl

pluralperoxyls

Origin of peroxyl

From peroxide + -yl.

Questions about peroxyl

What does peroxyl mean?
Peroxyl means any univalent radical, R-O-O-, derived from a peroxide.
What part of speech is peroxyl?
Peroxyl is a noun.
What is the plural of peroxyl?
The plural of peroxyl is peroxyls.

Words near peroxyl in the dictionary

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

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