Adipoyl

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The divalent radical obtained by removing the two hydroxyl groups of adipic acid

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"By slowly adding adipoyl chloride solution into a beaker of 1,6-hexanediamine, you can make a strand of nylon that generates more as you pull it out."

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adipoyl chlorideadipic acid

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