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selenoester

selenoester noun: either of two classes of compounds, formally derived from an ester by replacing an oxygen atom with selenium; either R-C(=Se)-OR' or R-C(=O)-SeR'.

Noun

selenoester (plural selenoesters)

  1. either of two classes of compounds, formally derived from an ester by replacing an oxygen atom with selenium; either R-C(=Se)-OR' or R-C(=O)-SeR'

Forms of selenoester

pluralselenoesters

Origin of selenoester

From seleno- + ester.

Questions about selenoester

What does selenoester mean?
Selenoester means either of two classes of compounds, formally derived from an ester by replacing an oxygen atom with selenium; either R-C(=Se)-OR' or R-C(=O)-SeR'.
What part of speech is selenoester?
Selenoester is a noun.
What is the plural of selenoester?
The plural of selenoester is selenoesters.

Words near selenoester in the dictionary

  1. selenodont
  2. selenodonts
  3. selenodonty
  4. selenoenzyme
  5. selenoenzymes
  6. selenoester
  7. selenoesters
  8. selenoether
  9. selenoethers
  10. SELENOF
  11. selenofuran

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