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propargyl

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The univalent radical HC≡C-CH2- derived from propyne

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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  • Chinese Cantonese: 炔丙基 (kyut3 bing2 gei1) — univalent radical
  • Chinese Mandarin: 炔丙基 (quēbǐngjī) — univalent radical
  • Japanese: プロパルギル基 (puroparugiru-ki) — univalent radical
  • Korean: 프로파길 (peuropagil) — univalent radical