propyl

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊpəl/

• Audio (US):

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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. [from 1850]

Usage notes

Sometimes abbreviated "Pr", but this conflicts with Pr = praseodymium.

Derived terms

• 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

• propylic

Translations

hydrocarbon radicals

• Catalan: propil m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丙基 (zh) (bǐngjī)

• Irish: próipil f
• Italian: propile (it) m
• Polish: propyl (pl) m
• Portuguese: propilo m (Portugal), propila f (Brazil)
• Russian: пропи́л (ru) m (propíl)
• Spanish: propilo m

References

• “propyl”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “propyl”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

From prop- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proːˈpil/

Hyphenation: pro‧pyl

Noun

propyl n (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) propyl

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English propyl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.pɘl/
• Rhymes: -ɔpɘl
• Syllabification: pro‧pyl

Noun

propyl m inan

1. (organic chemistry) propyl

Declension

Declension of propyl

	singular	plural
nominative	propyl	propyle
genitive	propylu	propyli
dative	propylowi	propylom
accusative	propyl	propyle
instrumental	propylem	propylami
locative	propylu	propylach
vocative	propylu	propyle

Further reading

• propyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN