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stearoyl

stearoyl noun: the univalent radical derived from stearic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.

Noun

stearoyl (plural stearoyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from stearic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

Forms of stearoyl

pluralstearoyls

Words formed from stearoyl

Questions about stearoyl

What does stearoyl mean?
Stearoyl means the univalent radical derived from stearic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
What part of speech is stearoyl?
Stearoyl is a noun.
What is the plural of stearoyl?
The plural of stearoyl is stearoyls.

Words near stearoyl in the dictionary

  1. stearophanin
  2. stearopten
  3. stearoptene
  4. stearoptenes
  5. stearoptens
  6. stearoyl
  7. stearoylated
  8. stearoyls
  9. stearrhea
  10. stears
  11. stearsman

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