Pentanoxymethyl
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pentanoxymethyl is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) An alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a pentyl group.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) An alkoxymethyl radical in which R is a pentyl group.
Example Sentences
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).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hexadecyloxymethyl, pentanoyl, dodecyloxymethyl, methoxymethyl, aminopentyl, ethoxymethyl.
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