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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A combining form used, in organic chemistry, to denote the presence, in the molecule of a compound, of the valeryl radical -CH2(CH3)CH3, or to indicate derivation from a compound of the methane series with five atoms of carbon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) indicating
derivation from , orrelation to ,valerian orsome of its products , as valeric acid; as invalero lactone, a colorless oily liquid produced as the anhydride of an hydroxy valeric acid.
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- prefix chemistry
valerian
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