octyl

English

Etymology

octane +‎ -yl

Noun

octyl (plural octyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₈H₁₇, formally derived from octane by the loss of a hydrogen atom

Derived terms

• cyclooctyl
• dioctyl
• isooctyl
• octylamine
• octyl gallate
• octylglucoside
• octylic
• octylisothiazolinone
• perfluorooctyl
• tetraoctyl
• trioctylphosphine

 

Anagrams

• cytol

Dutch

Etymology

From oct- +‎ -yl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔkˈtil/

Hyphenation: oc‧tyl

Noun

octyl n (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) octyl