Monoacetate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A compound which contains a single acetate group or ion

    "The cut in Fig 6 exhibits the magnified region of the chromatogram indicating the 2,5-DMHQ (signal no.1) and the monoacetate of 2,5-DMHQ (no.2), which is formed during the fungal treatment."

Example

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"The cut in Fig 6 exhibits the magnified region of the chromatogram indicating the 2,5-DMHQ (signal no.1) and the monoacetate of 2,5-DMHQ (no.2), which is formed during the fungal treatment."

Etymology

From mono- + acetate.

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