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phthalyl

phthalyl is the dated form of phthaloyl.

Meaning of phthaloyl

Noun

phthaloyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any divalent radical derived from phthalic acid

Origin of phthalyl

From phthalic + -yl.

Words formed from phthalyl

Questions about phthalyl

What is phthalyl the dated form of?
Phthalyl is the dated form of phthaloyl.

Words near phthalyl in the dictionary

  1. phthalonitriles
  2. phthalos
  3. phthaloyl
  4. phthaloylation
  5. phthaloylations
  6. phthalyl
  7. phthalyl amidase
  8. phthalylsulfamethizole
  9. phthalylsulfathiazole
  10. phthanite
  11. phthanites

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