English Explanatory Dictionary

-oyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming the names of acyl radicals from the names of corresponding carboxylic acids.

Pronunciation

/əʊɪl/

Word forms

-oyl

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English -oyl From -o- + -yl.

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