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aryl

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈæɹaɪl/
  • /ˈæɹɪl/
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-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)bor. 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.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aril — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芳香基 (fāngxiāngjī) — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Finnish: aryyli — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Irish: airil — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Italian: arile — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Polish: aryl — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Portuguese: arila — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Romanian: aril — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Spanish: arilo — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Swedish: arylgrupp — univalent organic radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon