Dictionary

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl Via French méthylène from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.

Deriveds

-ylidene · -ynyl · -enyl

Translations (11)

nb -yl (radical or functional group) · it -ile (radical or functional group) · pt -ila (radical or functional group) · sv -yl (radical or functional group) · hi -ल (radical or functional group) · es -ila (radical or functional group) · pl -yl (radical or functional group) · de -yl (radical or functional group) · fi -yyli (radical or functional group) · ru -ил (radical or functional group) · pt -ilo (radical or functional group)