monocaprylate

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noun

Any compound that contains a single caprylate group or ion

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Meanings

nounmonocaprylate (plural monocaprylates)

plural monocaprylates

  1. chemistryAny compound that contains a single caprylate group or ion

    Capryol 90 (propylene glycol monocaprylate) and Transcutol HP (purified diethylene glycol monoethyl ether) were kindly donated by Gattefosse.

    2015 June 23, In-hwan Baek et al., “Design of a gelatin microparticle-containing self-microemulsifying formulation for enhanced oral bioavailability of dutasteride”, in Drug Design, Development and Therapy, volume 9, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
monooctanoate

Origin

From mono- + caprylate. By surface analysis, mono- + capr- + -yl + -ate.

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Chicago

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