propyl
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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]
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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
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Pronunciation Edit
Hyphenation: pro‧pyl
Noun Edit
propyl n (uncountable)
Polish Edit
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Noun Edit
propyl m inan
Declension Edit
Declension of propyl