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triacyl en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English tri- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acyl English triacyl From tri- + acyl.

Meanings

  1. (especially, in-compounds, uncountable) Three acyl groups in a compound