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polyprenyl

polyprenyl noun: any univalent radical formed from multiple isoprenyl moieties.

Noun

polyprenyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Any univalent radical formed from multiple isoprenyl moieties

Origin of polyprenyl

From poly- + prenyl.

Questions about polyprenyl

What does polyprenyl mean?
Polyprenyl means any univalent radical formed from multiple isoprenyl moieties.
What part of speech is polyprenyl?
Polyprenyl is a noun.

Words near polyprenyl in the dictionary

  1. polypragmon
  2. polypragmosyne
  3. polyprenoid
  4. polyprenol
  5. polyprenols
  6. polyprenyl
  7. polyprenylated
  8. polyprionid
  9. polyprionids
  10. polyprismane
  11. polyprismanes

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