allylic

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to the allyl radical

   chemistry

Questions about allylic

What does allylic mean?

allylic means "of or pertaining to the allyl radical".

How many syllables are in allylic?

allylic has 3 syllables and divides as al-ly-lic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is allylic a common word?

allylic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.