Etymology

xenyl

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Today it means: The univalent radical derived from diphenyl. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ξένος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromξένος
  2. English todayxenyl

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) + -yl.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekξένος all →

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