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cinnamyl

cinnamyl noun: the univalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH₂- characteristic of cinnamic compounds.

Noun

cinnamyl (plural cinnamyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH₂- characteristic of cinnamic compounds

Forms of cinnamyl

pluralcinnamyls

Origin of cinnamyl

From cinnamic + -yl.

Words formed from cinnamyl

Questions about cinnamyl

What does cinnamyl mean?
Cinnamyl means the univalent radical C₆H₅-CH=CH-CH₂- characteristic of cinnamic compounds.
What part of speech is cinnamyl?
Cinnamyl is a noun.
What is the plural of cinnamyl?
The plural of cinnamyl is cinnamyls.

Words near cinnamyl in the dictionary

  1. cinnamoylglycine
  2. cinnamoyls
  3. cinnamtannin
  4. cinnamtannins
  5. cinnamycin
  6. cinnamyl
  7. cinnamylidene
  8. cinnamylidenes
  9. cinnamyls
  10. cinnarazine
  11. cinnarizine

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