-yl

Chemistry.

a suffix used in the names of radicals: ethyl.

Origin of -yl

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

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How to use -yl in a sentence

This remarkable specimen has been handed down from generation to generation since the time of the habitation of T ai yl lon ne.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained | James Stevenson
Kial-i-kia s-tsa-na, w-kop-tchi-yl-athl-yel-la, ta t--tchi-nan -t ts-na-pa.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained | James Stevenson
Le roy d'Arogon a mand son ambaxadeur que yl veult commander aux cardinaulx espaingnos que yl veulent favoryser le papat nous.
The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria | Eleanor E. Tremayne
Yl is further represented as the god of the winds and storms, and of the thunder and lightning.
American Hero-Myths | Daniel G. Brinton
During those throneless times,1454 she had settled down in Khwrizm where Yl-prsFol.
The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

British Dictionary definitions for -yl

-yl

suffix

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

Origin of -yl

from Greek hulē wood, matter

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Scientific definitions for -yl

-yl

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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