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silyloxy

silyloxy noun: any univalent radical, of general formula R₃Si-O- derived from a silyl ether.

Noun

silyloxy (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any univalent radical, of general formula R₃Si-O- derived from a silyl ether

Origin of silyloxy

From silyl + oxy.

Questions about silyloxy

What does silyloxy mean?
Silyloxy means any univalent radical, of general formula R₃Si-O- derived from a silyl ether.
What part of speech is silyloxy?
Silyloxy is a noun.

Words near silyloxy in the dictionary

  1. silylformylations
  2. silylium
  3. silylketene
  4. silylketenes
  5. silyllithium
  6. silyloxy
  7. silylphosphine
  8. silylphosphines
  9. silyls
  10. silymarin
  11. silymarine

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