eicosenoyl

E1I1C3O1S1E1N1O1Y4L1

noun

The univalent radical derived from eicosenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

Scrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouneicosenoyl (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryThe univalent radical derived from eicosenoic acid by loss of the hydroxy group

Origin

From eicosenoic + -yl.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

eicosenoyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eicosenoyl

MLA

“eicosenoyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eicosenoyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eicosenoyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eicosenoyl.

Source: eicosenoyl on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.