propyl
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propyl
- /ˈpɹoʊpəl/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun propyls
- Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
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Talk about this word "propyl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/propyl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. propyl. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/propyl "propyl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/propyl.Cite this
@misc{propyl_2026,
title = {propyl},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propyl},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
