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English Etymology Suffix Derived terms Translations References Anagrams Danish Etymology Pronunciation Suffix References Dutch Pronunciation Suffix Derived terms Related terms German Etymology Pronunciation Suffix Related terms Middle English Suffix Norwegian Bokmål Etymology Pronunciation Suffix References

See also: yl, Yl, YL, and yl-

English

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-yl

Etymology

Via French méthylène from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, material”).^[1]

Suffix

-yl

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

Derived terms

-enyl
-ylidene
-ynyl

English terms suffixed with -yl

acetylgalactosaminyl

benzyloxycarbonyl

cyclohexadienyl

cyclopentadienyl

deglutathionylation

deoxynucleotidyl

docosahexaenoyl

eicosapentaenoyl

eicosatetraenoyl

galactopyranosyl

hydroxycinnamoyl

methylcyclopentadienyl

Translations

radical or functional group

Finnish: -yyli
German: -yl (de)
Hindi: -ल (-l)
Italian: -ile (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: -yl (no)
Portuguese: -ilo m, -ila f
Russian: -ил (ru) m (-il)
Spanish: -ila f
Swedish: -yl

References

[1]
The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.

Anagrams

-ly, LY, Ly, Ly-α, ly, ly-

Danish

Etymology

A new formation from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [-ˈyˀl]

Suffix

-yl (definite singular neuter -ylet, definite singular masculine -ylen, indefinite plural -yler, definite plural -ylerne.

(organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical compounds; -yl
acetyl, akryl, ætyl, fenyl, salicyl ― acetyl, acryl, ethyl, phenyl, salicyl

References

“-yl” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Suffix

-yl

(organic chemistry) -yl

Derived terms

Dutch terms suffixed with -yl

Related terms

-aan
alkyl
-een
-yn

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /yːl/

Suffix

-yl

(organic chemistry) -yl

Related terms

Alkyl
-an
-en
-in

Middle English

Suffix

-yl

Alternative form of -el (“agentive suffix”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

A new formation from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest; material, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“firewood, wood, beam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /yːl/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -yːl
Hyphenation: -yl

Suffix

-yl (definite singular neuter -ylet, definite singular masculine -ylen, indefinite plural -yl or -yler, definite plural -ylene or -yla)

(organic chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical compounds; -yl
acetyl, akryl, etyl, fenyl, salisyl ― acetyl, acryl, ethyl, phenyl, salicyl

References

“-yl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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