-yl


Chemistry.
  1. a suffix used in the names of radicals: ethyl.

Origin of -yl

1
<French -yle<Greek hȳ́lē matter, wood, substance

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British Dictionary definitions for -yl

-yl

suffix
  1. (in chemistry) indicating a group or radical: methyl; carbonyl

Origin of -yl

1
from Greek hulē wood, matter

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Scientific definitions for -yl

-yl

  1. A suffix used to form the chemical names of organic compounds when they are radicals (parts of larger compounds), such as ethyl and phenyl.

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