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formyl

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Latin word for ant, formica. Formic acid was previously isolated by the distillation of ant bodies.

Noun

formyl (plural formyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes

Derived terms

Related terms

  • -form

Translations

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formyltransferase

English

Etymology

formyl +? transferase

Noun

formyltransferase (plural formyltransferases)

  1. (biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a formyl group

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