Oxyl

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A compound or radical bound to an oxygen by a single bond

    "If a Type I- or Type II-derived LOOH encounters a ligated Fe2+ or Cu+ on a membrane, it invariably undergoes one-electron reduction to an oxyl radical (LO-) […]"

  2. 2
    An acid anhydride obsolete

    "The formula (CaO, CO2) would represent calcic carbonate as a compound of a base and an oxyl."

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"If a Type I- or Type II-derived LOOH encounters a ligated Fe2+ or Cu+ on a membrane, it invariably undergoes one-electron reduction to an oxyl radical (LO-) […]"

Etymology

From oxy- + -yl.

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