aryl group

noun Chemistry.

any organic group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of a hydrogen atom, as phenyl, C6H5−, from benzene, C6H6.
Also called aryl radical.

Origin of aryl group

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby aryl group

aryballus, aryepiglottic, aryepiglottic fold, aryepiglottic muscle, aryl, aryl group, arylamine, arylate, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilage, arytenoid muscle