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tartronyl

tartronyl noun: a hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.

Noun

tartronyl (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.

Origin of tartronyl

From tartronic + -yl.

Questions about tartronyl

What does tartronyl mean?
Tartronyl means a hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.
What part of speech is tartronyl?
Tartronyl is a noun.

Words near tartronyl in the dictionary

  1. tartrolons
  2. tartronate
  3. tartronates
  4. tartronic
  5. tartronic acid
  6. tartronyl
  7. tartrovinic
  8. tartrovinic acid
  9. tarts
  10. tarts up
  11. Tartt

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