formyl

noun

Meaning

The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes

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Related words

thf(English)kynurenine(English)methionine(English)phenylalanine(English)tetrahydrofolate(English)chloroformyl(English)formaldehyde(English)fluoromethyl(English)peptide(English)formic(English)aldehyde(English)receptor(English)

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