aryl

Any univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removing a hydrogen atom.

Noun

  1. Any univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removing a hydrogen atom.

Origin

Etymology tree Ancient Greek *ἄρ- (*ár-) Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-oyétider.? Ancient Greek -όω (-óō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma) Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)der. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English aryl From aromatic + -yl.

Forms

aryls

Related

alkyl

Derived

aralkyl arylalkylamine arylamine arylamino arylate arylated arylation arylative arylazole aryldialkylphosphatase aryldiazonium arylhydrazine arylhydrazone arylhydroxylamine arylide arylimine arylmetal aryloxide aryloxy arylsulfatase arylsulfotransferase arylthiourea biaryl biraryl