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elayl

elayl noun: ethylene.

Noun

elayl (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) ethylene

Origin of elayl

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, oil”) + -yl. So called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine.

Questions about elayl

What does elayl mean?
Elayl means ethylene.
What part of speech is elayl?
Elayl is a noun.

Words near elayl in the dictionary

  1. elative cases
  2. elatives
  3. elator
  4. elators
  5. elattostasis
  6. elayl
  7. Elazar
  8. Elazig
  9. Elazığ
  10. elaïdate
  11. elaïdates

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