-yl

Chemistry.

1. a suffix used in the names of radicals:

   ethyl.

-yl

suffix

1. (in chemistry) indicating a group or radical

   methyl

   carbonyl

–yl

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of -yl¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of -yl¹

from Greek hulē wood, matter

Example Sentences

This remarkable specimen has been handed down from generation to generation since the time of the habitation of T ai yl lon ne.

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Kial-i-kia s-tsa-na, w-kop-tchi-yl-athl-yel-la, ta t--tchi-nan -t ts-na-pa.

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Le roy d'Arogon a mand son ambaxadeur que yl veult commander aux cardinaulx espaingnos que yl veulent favoryser le papat nous.

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Yl is further represented as the god of the winds and storms, and of the thunder and lightning.

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During those throneless times,1454 she had settled down in Khwrizm where Yl-prsFol.

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