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xanthyl

xanthyl noun: the univalent radical derived from xanthine.

Noun

xanthyl (uncountable)

  1. The univalent radical derived from xanthine.

Origin of xanthyl

From xanthine + -yl.

Words formed from xanthyl

Questions about xanthyl

What does xanthyl mean?
Xanthyl means the univalent radical derived from xanthine.
What part of speech is xanthyl?
Xanthyl is a noun.

Words near xanthyl in the dictionary

  1. xanthurenates
  2. xanthurenic
  3. xanthurenic acid
  4. xanthuria
  5. xanthydrol
  6. xanthyl
  7. xanthyletin
  8. xanthylic
  9. xanthylium
  10. xanthyliums
  11. xantifibrate

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