propyl group

1. 1.

   the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane

   Synonymspropylpropyl radical

   Broadergroup

Questions about propyl group

What does propyl group mean?

propyl group means "the monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane".

What is another word for propyl group?

Close synonyms include propyl, propyl 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 propyl group a common word?

propyl 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.