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phenacyl

phenacyl noun: the aromatic ketonic radical C₆H₅-CO-CH₂-.

Noun

phenacyl (plural phenacyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The aromatic ketonic radical C₆H₅-CO-CH₂-

Forms of phenacyl

pluralphenacyls

Words formed from phenacyl

Questions about phenacyl

What does phenacyl mean?
Phenacyl means the aromatic ketonic radical C₆H₅-CO-CH₂-.
What part of speech is phenacyl?
Phenacyl is a noun.
What is the plural of phenacyl?
The plural of phenacyl is phenacyls.

Words near phenacyl in the dictionary

  1. phenacodontid
  2. phenacodontids
  3. phenacodonts
  4. phenacolepadid
  5. phenacolepadids
  6. phenacyl
  7. phenacyl bromide
  8. phenacyls
  9. phenadoxone
  10. phenagle
  11. phenagled

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