allyl

[ al-il ]

/ ˈæl ɪl /

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adjective

containing the allyl group.

noun

the allyl group.

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Origin of allyl

1850–55; <Latin all(ium) garlic + -yl

Words nearby allyl

all wool and a yard wide, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, ally, all-year, all year round, allyl, allyl alcohol, allyl caproate, allyl chloride, allyl group, allylic

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How to use allyl in a sentence

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
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
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

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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Scientific definitions for allyl

allyl

[ ăl′əl ]

The unsaturated radical C3H5, derived from propene.