Formyl

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  • noun. The univalent carbonyl-containing group HCO, characteristic of aldehydes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A hypothetical univalent radical (CHO), of which formic acid may be regarded as the hydrate.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A univalent radical, H.C:O, regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde.
  • noun. Formerly, the radical methyl, CH3.
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  • noun. The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes
    • Word Usage
    "They found five receptors from a family of proteins known as formyl peptide receptors."
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