Word: allylic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: al
lyl
ic
Definition: Containing an allyl group, an alkene hydrocarbon group with the formula H2C=CH-CH2-
Morphemes:
Affix: allyl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The univalent radical, CH2=CH-CH2-, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: allium
Language: la
Decoded: allium
Meaning: garlic
Affix: -yl
Language: en
Decoded: -yl
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A univalent radical or functional group formed from a given molecule. Thus propyl from propane, benzyl from benzene, and so forth.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from