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-yl

-yl

a suffix used in the names of radicals.
–yl

–yl

A suffix used to form the chemical names of organic compounds when they are radicals (parts of larger compounds), such as ethyl and phenyl.

-yl

American

Chemistry.

a suffix used in the names of radicals.

ethyl.

-yl British

suffix

(in chemistry) indicating a group or radical

methyl
carbonyl

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–yl Scientific

A suffix used to form the chemical names of organic compounds when they are radicals (parts of larger compounds), such as ethyl and phenyl.

Etymology

Origin of -yl

< French -yle < Greek hȳ́lē matter, wood, substance

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-yl

The name of an alkyl group is obtained by dropping the suffix -ane of the alkane name and adding -yl:

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