allyl

[ al-il ]

/ ˈæl ɪl /

Chemistry

adjective

noun

Nearby words

alluvial mining, alluvial plain, alluvion, alluvium, ally, allyl, allyl alcohol, allyl caproate, allyl chloride, allyl group, allyl mercaptan

Origin of allyl

1850–55; < Latin all(ium) garlic + -yl

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Examples from the Web for allyl

May not its synchronism with the waves of light in the present instance be the cause of its divorce from the allyl?
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
A similar but more energetic action is exerted by the ethyl and allyl derivatives; the iodyallyl derivatives are strong poisons.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
It has since been obtained, in a separate state, by the action of sodium upon iodide of allyl.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for allyl

allyl

/ (ˈælaɪl, ˈælɪl) /

noun

(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH 2 :CHCH 2 –allyl group or radical; allyl resin

Word Origin for allyl

C19: from Latin allium garlic + -yl; first distinguished in a compound isolated from garlic

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Medicine definitions for allyl

allyl

[ ăl′əl ]

n.

The univalent, unsaturated organic radical C3H5.

Science definitions for allyl

allyl

[ ăl′əl ]

The unsaturated radical C3H5, derived from propene.