-yl
English
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Etymology
[edit]Via French méthylène from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”).[1]
Suffix
[edit]-yl
- (organic chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]radical or functional group
References
[edit]- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A new formation from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-yl (definite singular neuter -ylet, definite singular masculine -ylen, indefinite plural -yler, definite plural -ylerne)
- (organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical compounds; -yl
- acetyl, akryl, ætyl, fenyl, salicyl ― acetyl, acryl, ethyl, phenyl, salicyl
References
[edit]- “-yl” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Suffix
[edit]-yl
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-yl
Related terms
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-yl
- alternative form of -el (“agentive suffix”)
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A new formation from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-yl (definite singular neuter -ylet, definite singular masculine -ylen, indefinite plural -yl or -yler, definite plural -ylene or -yla)
- (organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical compounds; -yl
- acetyl, akryl, etyl, fenyl, salisyl ― acetyl, acryl, ethyl, phenyl, salicyl
References
[edit]- “-yl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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