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allylic

/əˈlɪlɪk/

allylic adjective: containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H₂C=CH-CH₂-.

Adjective

allylic (not comparable)

  1. Containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H₂C=CH-CH₂-

Origin of allylic

From allyl + -ic.

Words formed from allylic

Phrases with allylic

Questions about allylic

What does allylic mean?
Allylic means containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H₂C=CH-CH₂-.
What part of speech is allylic?
Allylic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce allylic?
Allylic is pronounced /əˈlɪlɪk/.

Words near allylic in the dictionary

  1. allyless
  2. allylestrenol
  3. allylglucosinolate
  4. allylglucosinolates
  5. allylglycine
  6. allylic
  7. allylic rearrangement
  8. allylic rearrangements
  9. allylic shift
  10. allylic shifts
  11. allylically

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