Propyl
//ˈpɹoʊpəl// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- 2 the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane wordnet
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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”).
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