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retinoyl

retinoyl noun: a univalent radical formally derived from retinoic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.

Noun

retinoyl (plural retinoyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical formally derived from retinoic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.

Forms of retinoyl

pluralretinoyls

Words formed from retinoyl

Questions about retinoyl

What does retinoyl mean?
Retinoyl means a univalent radical formally derived from retinoic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group.
What part of speech is retinoyl?
Retinoyl is a noun.
What is the plural of retinoyl?
The plural of retinoyl is retinoyls.

Words near retinoyl in the dictionary

  1. retinotoxic
  2. retinotoxicity
  3. retinovascular
  4. retinovasculopathy
  5. retinovitreal
  6. retinoyl
  7. retinoylate
  8. retinoylated
  9. retinoylates
  10. retinoylating
  11. retinoylation

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