heptadecyl
English
Etymology
From
heptadec-
+
-yl
.
Noun
heptadecyl
(
plural
heptadecyls
)
(
organic chemistry
)
Any of very many
isomeric
univalent
hydrocarbon
radicals, C
17
H
35
, formally derived from
heptadecane
by the loss of a
hydrogen
atom.
Derived terms
heptadecylic