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tryptophanyl

tryptophanyl noun: the univalent radical derived from tryptophan.

Noun

tryptophanyl (plural tryptophanyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical derived from tryptophan.

Forms of tryptophanyl

pluraltryptophanyls

Origin of tryptophanyl

From tryptophan + -yl.

Words formed from tryptophanyl

Questions about tryptophanyl

What does tryptophanyl mean?
Tryptophanyl means the univalent radical derived from tryptophan.
What part of speech is tryptophanyl?
Tryptophanyl is a noun.
What is the plural of tryptophanyl?
The plural of tryptophanyl is tryptophanyls.

Words near tryptophanyl in the dictionary

  1. tryptophanates
  2. tryptophandione
  3. tryptophane
  4. tryptophanes
  5. tryptophans
  6. tryptophanyl
  7. tryptophanylation
  8. tryptophanyls
  9. tryptophol
  10. tryptophyl
  11. tryptophyllin

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