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phytyl

phytyl noun: the univalent radical derived from phytol.

Noun

phytyl (plural phytyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from phytol

Forms of phytyl

pluralphytyls

Origin of phytyl

From phytol + -yl.

Words formed from phytyl

Questions about phytyl

What does phytyl mean?
Phytyl means the univalent radical derived from phytol.
What part of speech is phytyl?
Phytyl is a noun.
What is the plural of phytyl?
The plural of phytyl is phytyls.

Words near phytyl in the dictionary

  1. phytozoans
  2. phytozoon
  3. phytozoophagous
  4. phytozoophagy
  5. phytuberin
  6. phytyl
  7. phytyls
  8. phytyltransferase
  9. phytyltransferases
  10. phyz
  11. phyzes

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