"propyl" meaning in English

See propyl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: propyls [plural]
Etymology: From the chemical prefix propyl-, from propylic or directly from earlier French propylique, from prop(ionique) + -yle + -ique, where -yle, as in French méthylène, is from ὕλη (húlē, “wood, substance”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|propylic}} propylic, {{der|en|fr|propylique}} French propylique, {{compound|fr|propionique|-yle|-ique|alt1=prop(ionique)}} prop(ionique) + -yle + -ique, {{m+|fr|méthylène}} French méthylène, {{m|grc|ὕλη||wood, substance}} ὕλη (húlē, “wood, substance”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} propyl (plural propyls)
  1. (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Related terms: propylic Translations (hydrocarbon radicals): propil [masculine] (Catalan), 丙基 (bǐngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), próipil [feminine] (Irish), propile [masculine] (Italian), propyl [masculine] (Polish), propilo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), propila [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), пропи́л (propíl) [masculine] (Russian), propilo [masculine] (Spanish)

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