farnesyl
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
farnesol + -yl. Thus ultimately from Farnese via Vachellia farnesiana (sweet acacia tree) and its namesake Odoardo Cardinal Farnese.
Noun[edit]
farnesyl (plural farnesyls)
- (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.