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propargylic

propargylic adjective: containing a propargyl group.

Adjective

propargylic (not comparable)

  1. Containing a propargyl group
  2. Describing a saturated carbon atom in a molecule adjacent to a triple bond

Origin of propargylic

From propargyl + -ic.

Words formed from propargylic

Questions about propargylic

What does propargylic mean?
Propargylic means containing a propargyl group.
What part of speech is propargylic?
Propargylic is an adjective.

Words near propargylic in the dictionary

  1. propargylations
  2. propargylchloride
  3. propargylestrenedione
  4. propargylglycine
  5. propargylglycines
  6. propargylic
  7. propargylic acid
  8. propargyls
  9. proparian
  10. proparians
  11. proparoxytone

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