allyl

[al-il]Chemistry

adjective

containing the allyl group.

noun

the allyl group.

Origin of allyl

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

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Historical Examples of 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
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

British Dictionary definitions for allyl

allyl

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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allyl in Medicine

allyl

[ăl′əl]

n.

The univalent, unsaturated organic radical C3H5.

allyl in Science

allyl

[ăl′əl]

The unsaturated radical C3H5, derived from propene.