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-yl definition

-yl (əl)

  1. a monovalent hydrocarbon radical ethyl
  2. a radical containing oxygen hydroxyl
  3. an organic acid radical benzoyl

Etymology: < Gr hylē, wood, substance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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