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myristoyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
myris-toyl
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English myristic (acid) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English myristoyl From myristic (acid) + -yl.

Inflected Forms

myristoyls (plural)

Derived Forms

dimyristoyl monomyristoyl myristome myristoylation myristylate

Phrases

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Questions

What does myristoyl mean?
The univalent radical derived from myristic acid by loss of the hydroxy group
Where does myristoyl come from?
Etymology tree English myristic (acid) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English myristoyl From myristic (acid) + -yl.

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