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salicoyl

salicoyl noun: the acyl radical derived from salicylic acid.

Noun

salicoyl (uncountable)

  1. The acyl radical derived from salicylic acid.

Origin of salicoyl

from salicyclic + -oyl

Questions about salicoyl

What does salicoyl mean?
Salicoyl means the acyl radical derived from salicylic acid.
What part of speech is salicoyl?
Salicoyl is a noun.

Words near salicoyl in the dictionary

  1. salicoid
  2. salicology
  3. salicornia
  4. salicortin
  5. salicortins
  6. salicoyl
  7. salicus
  8. salicyclamide
  9. salicyl
  10. salicylal
  11. salicylaldehyde

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