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moiety

[moi-i-tee] / ˈmɔɪ ɪ ti /


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Others included a carboxylic acid moiety or a methyl ester side chain.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Garfield George, head of Deishú Hít, or the End of the Beaver Trail House, Raven moiety, Deisheetaan clan of Angoon, in Alaska, was one of the Tlingit visitors at that moment of discovery.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

The first category, also known as moiety acts, gives compensation to those providing information to prosecutors but leaves control of litigation in the hands of the government.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2022

Alkenes are much more reactive than alkanes because the moiety is a reactive functional group.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Fugacious, tourbillion, moiety, repugn, sacrosanct, censure, morass, El Dorado, and turpitude.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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