sycoceryl

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noun

A radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig.

OriginAncient Greek σῦκον →
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Meanings

nounsycoceryl (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an Australian species of fig.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσῦκον“a fig”
  2. Englishsycoceryl

From Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon, “a fig”) + κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -yl.

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sycoceryl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycoceryl

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