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allylic

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al⋅lyl⋅ic

  [uh-lil-ik]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the allyl group.
Origin:
1855–60; allyl + -ic
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al·lyl   (āl'əl)   
n.  The univalent, unsaturated organic radical C3H5.

[Latin allium, garlic + -yl (so called because it was first obtained from garlic).]
al·lyl'ic (ə-lĭl'ĭk) adj.
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