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propyl

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English

Etymology

From the chemical prefix propyl-, from propylic or directly from earlier French propylique, from prop(ionique) +‎ -yle +‎ -ique, where -yle, as in French méthylène, is from ὕλη (húlē, “wood, substance”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊpəl/
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

propyl (plural propyls)

(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. [from 1850]

Usage notes

Sometimes abbreviated "Pr", but this conflicts with Pr = praseodymium.

Derived terms

Related terms

propylic

Translations

hydrocarbon radicals

Catalan: propil m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 丙基 (zh) (bǐngjī)
Finnish: propyyli
Irish: próipil f
Italian: propile (it) m
Polish: propyl (pl) m
Portuguese: propilo m (Portugal), propila f (Brazil)
Russian: пропи́л (ru) m (propíl)
Spanish: propilo m

References

“propyl”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “propyl”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

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Dutch

Etymology

From prop- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /proːˈpil/
Hyphenation: pro‧pyl

Noun

propyl n (uncountable, no diminutive)

(organic chemistry) propyl

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

propyl

Etymology

Borrowed from English propyl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.pɘl/
Rhymes: -ɔpɘl
Syllabification: pro‧pyl

Noun

propyl m inan

(organic chemistry) propyl

Declension

Declension of propyl

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

propyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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