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Where does “phytanyl” come from?

phytanyl (English) comes from English YL, from English young lady — Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

phytanyl (English): Any radical derived from phytane

Definitions

  1. Any radical derived from phytane

Ancestry of “phytanyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from English young lady →