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(organic chemistry) An alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a hexadecyl group.
Surfactants differ in the length of alkoxymethyl side chains, ranging from pentanoxymethyl to hexadecyloxymethyl, as indicated by their designations (C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C14 and C16).
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Hexadecyloxymethyl means (organic chemistry) An alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a hexadecyl group.
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Surfactants differ in the length of alkoxymethyl side chains, ranging from pentanoxymethyl to hexadecyloxymethyl, as indicated by their designations (C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C14 and C16).
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