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ALLYLIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allylic mean?
• ALLYLIC (adjective)
The adjective ALLYLIC has 1 sense:
1. of or pertaining to the allyl radical
Familiarity information: ALLYLIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to the allyl radical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Pertainym:
allyl group (the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene)
Derivation:
allyl (the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene)
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