allyl group

1. 1.

   the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene

   Synonymsallylallyl radical

   Broadergroup

Questions about allyl group

What does allyl group mean?

allyl group means "the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene".

What is another word for allyl group?

Close synonyms include allyl, allyl radical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is allyl group a common word?

allyl group is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.