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triflyl

triflyl noun: trifluoromethanesulfonyl.

Noun

triflyl (uncountable)

  1. trifluoromethanesulfonyl
    • trifluoromethanesulfonyl azide; trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride

Origin of triflyl

Shortening of trifluoromethanesulfonyl.

Words formed from triflyl

Questions about triflyl

What does triflyl mean?
Triflyl means trifluoromethanesulfonyl.
What part of speech is triflyl?
Triflyl is a noun.

Words near triflyl in the dictionary

  1. Trifluvienne
  2. Trifluviennes
  3. Trifluviens
  4. triflux
  5. trifluxes
  6. triflyl
  7. triflyl azide
  8. trifocal
  9. trifocalization
  10. trifocals
  11. trifoil

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