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phenoxyl

phenoxyl noun: the univalent radical C₆H₅-O- derived from phenol.

Noun

phenoxyl (plural phenoxyls)

  1. (in-compounds, often) The univalent radical C₆H₅-O- derived from phenol

Forms of phenoxyl

pluralphenoxyls

Questions about phenoxyl

What does phenoxyl mean?
Phenoxyl means the univalent radical C₆H₅-O- derived from phenol.
What part of speech is phenoxyl?
Phenoxyl is a noun.
What is the plural of phenoxyl?
The plural of phenoxyl is phenoxyls.

Words near phenoxyl in the dictionary

  1. phenoxybenzamine
  2. phenoxybenzyl
  3. phenoxybenzyls
  4. phenoxyethanol
  5. phenoxyethanols
  6. phenoxyl
  7. phenoxyls
  8. phenoxymethyl penicillin
  9. phenoxymethylpenicillin
  10. phenoxyphenyl
  11. phenoxypropanol

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