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(organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes..
1997, David M. Hawcroft, The Basics: Electrophoresis, IRL Press, Oxford University Press, page 30, Other detergents are available, including alternative ionic forms (such as the cetyls) for cleaving nucleic acid-protein bonds.
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Cetyl means (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes..
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1997, David M. Hawcroft, The Basics: Electrophoresis, IRL Press, Oxford University Press, page 30, Other detergents are available, including alternative ionic forms (such as the cetyls) for cleaving nucleic acid-protein bonds.
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