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selenenyl

selenenyl noun: any univalent selenium radical of general formula R-Se-.

Noun

selenenyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any univalent selenium radical of general formula R-Se-
    • The most commonly detected volatile organo-Se compounds in environmental samples and as microbial and plant products are dimethyl selenide (CH3SeCH3, DMSe), dimethyl selenenyl sulfide (CH3SeSCH3, DMSeS), and dimethyl diselenide (CH3SeSeCH3, DMDSe) [49,231].2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

Questions about selenenyl

What does selenenyl mean?
Selenenyl means any univalent selenium radical of general formula R-Se-.
What part of speech is selenenyl?
Selenenyl is a noun.

Words near selenenyl in the dictionary

  1. selenelion
  2. selenelions
  3. selenenic
  4. selenenic acid
  5. selenenic acids
  6. selenenyl
  7. seleneous
  8. Selenga
  9. Selenginsk
  10. selenhydric acid
  11. selenian

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