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prenylsurfactant

prenylsurfactant noun: a surfactant (typically a sulfonate) that has a polyisoprene chain as the lipophylic (hydrophobic) part.

Noun

prenylsurfactant (plural prenylsurfactants)

  1. A surfactant (typically a sulfonate) that has a polyisoprene chain as the lipophylic (hydrophobic) part

Forms of prenylsurfactant

pluralprenylsurfactants

Questions about prenylsurfactant

What does prenylsurfactant mean?
Prenylsurfactant means a surfactant (typically a sulfonate) that has a polyisoprene chain as the lipophylic (hydrophobic) part.
What part of speech is prenylsurfactant?
Prenylsurfactant is a noun.
What is the plural of prenylsurfactant?
The plural of prenylsurfactant is prenylsurfactants.

Words near prenylsurfactant in the dictionary

  1. prenylprotein
  2. prenylproteins
  3. prenylquinone
  4. prenylquinones
  5. prenyls
  6. prenylsurfactant
  7. prenylsurfactants
  8. prenyltransferase
  9. prenyltransferases
  10. preobese
  11. preobesity

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