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"-yl" Definition

  1. A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.

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Position in dictionary: 158 of 111710 words.
Word Type: ,
Words that start with "-yl": 1
Words that end with "-yl": 1
Words that contain "-yl": 1
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English Dictionary Definition of -yl

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