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polyenyl

polyenyl noun: any radical derived from a polyene.

Noun

polyenyl (plural polyenyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any radical derived from a polyene

Forms of polyenyl

pluralpolyenyls

Origin of polyenyl

From polyene + -yl.

Questions about polyenyl

What does polyenyl mean?
Polyenyl means any radical derived from a polyene.
What part of speech is polyenyl?
Polyenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of polyenyl?
The plural of polyenyl is polyenyls.

Words near polyenyl in the dictionary

  1. polyenoic acids
  2. polyenolic
  3. polyenone
  4. polyenones
  5. polyenthesitis
  6. polyenyl
  7. polyenylphosphatidylcholine
  8. polyenyls
  9. polyenyne
  10. polyenynes
  11. polyenzymatic

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