propyl
English edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Noun edit
propyl (plural propyls)
- (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C3H7, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. [from 1850]
Derived terms edit
- aminopropyl
- amprolium
- chloropropyl
- cyanopropyl
- diisopropylphenyl
- dipropyl
- dipropylethyne
- dipropyltryptamine
- emepronium
- hydroxypropyl
- iopromide
- isopropyl
- meprobamate
- meprylcaine
- mercaptopropyl
- pergolide
- prajmaline
- pramipexole
- profadol
- proflazepam
- propicillin
- propidene
- propyl alcohol
- propylamine
- propylamphetamine
- propylbenzene
- propylcarbinol
- propylhexedrine
- propyliodone
- propylketobemidone
- propylparaben
- propylthiouracil
- reproterol
- sulfopropyl
- thiopropyl
- trifluoropropyl
- valproic acid
Related terms edit
Translations edit
hydrocarbon radicals
References edit
- “propyl”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “propyl”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Hyphenation: pro‧pyl
Noun edit
propyl n (uncountable)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
propyl m inan
Declension edit
Declension of propyl
Further reading edit
- propyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN