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phytanyl

phytanyl noun: any radical derived from phytane.

Noun

phytanyl (plural phytanyls)

  1. Any radical derived from phytane

Forms of phytanyl

pluralphytanyls

Origin of phytanyl

From phytane + -yl.

Questions about phytanyl

What does phytanyl mean?
Phytanyl means any radical derived from phytane.
What part of speech is phytanyl?
Phytanyl is a noun.
What is the plural of phytanyl?
The plural of phytanyl is phytanyls.

Words near phytanyl in the dictionary

  1. phytanic acid
  2. phytanoyl
  3. phytanthrope
  4. phytanthropes
  5. phytantriol
  6. phytanyl
  7. phytanyls
  8. phytase
  9. phytases
  10. phytaspase
  11. phytaspases

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