adipoyl

noun

adipo·​yl

ə-ˈdi-pə-ˌwil,

a-

variants or adipyl

ˈa-də-pəl

plural -s

: the bivalent radical −OC(CH₂)₄CO− of adipic acid

Word History

Etymology

adip- + -yl

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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