propylene group

noun Chemistry.

the bivalent group −CH(CH3)CH2−, derived from propylene or propane.

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Nearby words

propyl group, propyla, propylaeum, propylene, propylene glycol, propylene group, propylhexedrine, propylic, propyliodone, propylite, propylon

Also called propylene radical.

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