allyl

English

Etymology

From Latin allium (“garlic”) +‎ -yl.

Noun

allyl (plural allyls)

1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical, CH₂=CH-CH₂-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.

Synonyms

• (organic radical): allyl group

Related terms

• allylation
• allylic

Translations

organic radical

• Catalan: al·lil m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 烯丙基 (hei¹ bing² gei¹)

  Mandarin: 烯丙基 (xībǐngjī)

• Finnish: allyyli (fi)
• French: allyle (fr) m

• Italian: allile m
• Japanese: アリル基 (アリルき, ariru-ki)
• Korean: 알릴기 (allilgi)
• Portuguese: alila f
• Spanish: alilo m

See also

• methylene bridge
• vinyl

Anagrams

• Lally, Lyall, lally