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selenoether

selenoether noun: any compound, of the form R-Se-R', formally derived from an ether by replacing the oxygen atom by one of selenium.

Noun

selenoether (plural selenoethers)

  1. Any compound, of the form R-Se-R', formally derived from an ether by replacing the oxygen atom by one of selenium

Forms of selenoether

pluralselenoethers

Origin of selenoether

From seleno- + ether.

Questions about selenoether

What does selenoether mean?
Selenoether means any compound, of the form R-Se-R', formally derived from an ether by replacing the oxygen atom by one of selenium.
What part of speech is selenoether?
Selenoether is a noun.
What is the plural of selenoether?
The plural of selenoether is selenoethers.

Words near selenoether in the dictionary

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

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