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pteroyl

pteroyl noun: a univalent polycyclic heterocyclic acyl radical derived from pteroyl acid.

Noun

pteroyl (plural pteroyls)

  1. A univalent polycyclic heterocyclic acyl radical derived from pteroyl acid

Forms of pteroyl

pluralpteroyls

Origin of pteroyl

From pter(idine) + -oyl.

Words formed from pteroyl

Phrases with pteroyl

Questions about pteroyl

What does pteroyl mean?
Pteroyl means a univalent polycyclic heterocyclic acyl radical derived from pteroyl acid.
What part of speech is pteroyl?
Pteroyl is a noun.
What is the plural of pteroyl?
The plural of pteroyl is pteroyls.

Words near pteroyl in the dictionary

  1. pterotic
  2. pterotics
  3. pterotillomania
  4. pterotracheid
  5. pterotracheids
  6. pteroyl
  7. pteroyl acid
  8. pteroyl glutamic acid
  9. pteroylaspartic
  10. pteroylglutamic
  11. pteroylglutamic acid

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