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Meaning of perillyl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The univalent radical derived from perillyl alcohol

Examples

“Molecular dynamics simulations have ⟳ shown that essential oil constituents like ⟳ perillaldehyde or perillyl alcohol carrying more hydrophilic groups require ⟳ more energy to traverse the membrane and have ⟳ a 700-fold ⟳ slower flip-flop rate than the nonpolar constituent limonene (Witzke et al., 2010 ).”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

perillyl alcohol Perilous Perilous Seat Perilously Perilousness Perils

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