Allyl

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Allyl \Al"lyl\, n. [L. allium garlic + -yl.] (Chem.)
     An organic radical, {C3H5}, existing especially in oils of
     garlic and mustard.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  allyl
       n : the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from
           propylene [syn: {allyl group}, {allyl radical}]