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pivalic

pivalic adjective: relating to pivalic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

pivalic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to pivalic acid or its derivatives.

Origin of pivalic

Blend of pinacolin + valeric acid indicating that the eponymous acid is the isomer of valeric acid produced by oxidizing pinacolin.

Words formed from pivalic

Phrases with pivalic

Questions about pivalic

What does pivalic mean?
Pivalic means relating to pivalic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is pivalic?
Pivalic is an adjective.

Words near pivalic in the dictionary

  1. pivagabine
  2. pivalaldehyde
  3. pivalate
  4. pivalates
  5. pivaldehyde
  6. pivalic
  7. pivalic acid
  8. pivaloyl
  9. pivaloyloxymethyl
  10. pivaloyls
  11. pivalylbenzhydrazine

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