dioctadecyl

D2I1O1C3T1A1D2E1C3Y4L1

noun

Two octadecyl groups in a molecule.

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Meanings

noundioctadecyl (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo octadecyl groups in a molecule.

    Briefly, liposomes consisting of dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide and cholesterol (1:1 M ratio) were dried using a Rotavaporator (Brinkman, Westbury, NY), dissolved in 5 % glucose, and sonicated.

    2015 May 20, Changping Gu et al., “Protective role of p120-catenin in maintaining the integrity of adherens and tight junctions in ventilator-induced lung injury”, in Respiratory Research, volume 16, →DOI

Origin

From di- + octadecyl.

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