-yl

Chemistry.

a suffix used in the names of radicals: ethyl.

Origin of -yl

< French -yle < Greek hȳ́lē matter, wood, substance

Words nearby -yl

-word, -worthy, -xion, -y, -yer, -yl, -ylene, -yne, -zilla, -zoa, -zoic

British Dictionary definitions for -yl

-yl

suffix

(in chemistry) indicating a group or radical methyl; carbonyl

Word Origin for -yl

from Greek hulē wood, matter

Medical definitions for -yl

-yl

suff.

A monovalent organic acid radical:carbonyl.

Scientific definitions for -yl

-yl

A suffix used to form the chemical names of organic compounds when they are radicals (parts of larger compounds), such as ethyl and phenyl.