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triacyl

triacyl noun: three acyl groups in a compound.

Noun

triacyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Three acyl groups in a compound

Origin of triacyl

From tri- + acyl.

Questions about triacyl

What does triacyl mean?
Triacyl means three acyl groups in a compound.
What part of speech is triacyl?
Triacyl is a noun.

Words near triacyl in the dictionary

  1. triactor
  2. triactors
  3. triacts
  4. triacyclglycerol
  5. triacyclglycerols
  6. triacyl
  7. triacylated
  8. triacylglyceride
  9. triacylglycerides
  10. triacylglycerol
  11. triacylglycerols

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