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sycoceryl

sycoceryl noun: a radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig.

Noun

sycoceryl (uncountable)

  1. A radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig.

Origin of sycoceryl

From Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “a fig”) + κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -yl.

Questions about sycoceryl

What does sycoceryl mean?
Sycoceryl means a radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig.
What part of speech is sycoceryl?
Sycoceryl is a noun.

Words near sycoceryl in the dictionary

  1. Sychivka
  2. sychnocarpous
  3. sychnodymite
  4. Sychowski
  5. sycoceric acid
  6. sycoceryl
  7. sycock
  8. sycocks
  9. sycoecine
  10. sycoecines
  11. sycomancy

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