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-yl

 
Chemistry.
a suffix used in the names of radicals: ethyl.
Origin:
< F -yle < Gk hȳ́lē matter, wood, substance
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-yl  
suff.   An organic acid radical: carbonyl.


[French -yle, from Greek hūlē, wood, matter.]

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-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.

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-yl

Ac"e*tyl\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. ? substance. See -yl.] (Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.

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