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tetrapentyl

tetrapentyl noun: (in combination) Four pentyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

tetrapentyl (uncountable)

  1. (in combination) Four pentyl groups in a molecule
    • Thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide (MTT), umbelliferone, 4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-N-methylpyridiniumiodide (ASP + ), penicillin-streptomycin and tetrapentyl ammonium (TPA) were from Sigma (Taufkirchen, Germany).2015 July 22, “Esters of Bendamustine Are by Far More Potent Cytotoxic Agents than the Parent Compound against Human Sarcoma and Carcinoma Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of tetrapentyl

From tetra- + pentyl.

Questions about tetrapentyl

What does tetrapentyl mean?
Tetrapentyl means (in combination) Four pentyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is tetrapentyl?
Tetrapentyl is a noun.

Words near tetrapentyl in the dictionary

  1. tetraparvoviruses
  2. tetrapenin
  3. tetrapenins
  4. tetrapentapeptide
  5. tetrapentapeptides
  6. tetrapentyl
  7. tetrapeptide
  8. tetrapeptides
  9. tetrapetalous
  10. tetrapharmacum
  11. tetraphene

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