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trifluoromethanesulfonyl

trifluoromethanesulfonyl noun: a chemical group derived from trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, consisting of a sulfonyl linked to a trifluoromethyl.

Noun

trifluoromethanesulfonyl (uncountable)

  1. A chemical group derived from trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, consisting of a sulfonyl linked to a trifluoromethyl.

Words formed from trifluoromethanesulfonyl

Questions about trifluoromethanesulfonyl

What does trifluoromethanesulfonyl mean?
Trifluoromethanesulfonyl means a chemical group derived from trifluoromethanesulfonic acid, consisting of a sulfonyl linked to a trifluoromethyl.
What part of speech is trifluoromethanesulfonyl?
Trifluoromethanesulfonyl is a noun.

Words near trifluoromethanesulfonyl in the dictionary

  1. trifluoromethanesulfonate
  2. trifluoromethanesulfonates
  3. trifluoromethanesulfonic
  4. trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
  5. trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride
  6. trifluoromethanesulfonyl
  7. trifluoromethanesulfonyl azide
  8. trifluoromethoxy
  9. trifluoromethyl
  10. trifluoromethylaminoindane
  11. trifluoromethylaniline

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