aryl group

noun Chemistry.

any organic group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of a hydrogen atom, as phenyl, C6H5−, from benzene, C6H6.

Nearby words

aryballus, aryepiglottic, aryepiglottic fold, aryepiglottic muscle, aryl, aryl group, arylamine, arylate, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage, arytenoid muscle

Origin of aryl group

First recorded in 1905–10

Also called aryl radical.

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