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tripalmitoyl

tripalmitoyl noun: three palmitoyl groups in a molecule.

Noun

tripalmitoyl (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Three palmitoyl groups in a molecule

Origin of tripalmitoyl

From tri- + palmitoyl.

Questions about tripalmitoyl

What does tripalmitoyl mean?
Tripalmitoyl means three palmitoyl groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is tripalmitoyl?
Tripalmitoyl is a noun.

Words near tripalmitoyl in the dictionary

  1. tripalmitates
  2. tripalmitin
  3. tripalmitine
  4. tripalmitins
  5. tripalmitolein
  6. tripalmitoyl
  7. tripalmitoylated
  8. tripalmitoylglycerol
  9. tripamide
  10. tripang
  11. tripangs

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