"-yl" meaning in English

See -yl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Via French méthylène from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|méthylène}} French méthylène, {{der|en|grc|ὕλη|t=wood, material}} Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -yl, {{en-suffix}} -yl
  1. (organic chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth. Wikipedia link: -yl Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Derived forms: -enyl, -ylidene, -ynyl Translations (radical or functional group): -yyli (Finnish), -yl (German), -ल (-l) (Hindi), -ile (Italian), -yl (Norwegian Bokmål), -ilo [masculine] (Portuguese), -ila [feminine] (Portuguese), -ил (-il) [masculine] (Russian), -ila [feminine] (Spanish), -yl (Swedish)
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