Meanings
nounlipyl (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablechemistryglyceryl
Oxide of lipyl, though a hypothetical body, is of far more importance than any of the preceding bases.
1860, George Edward Day, Chemistry in its relations to physiology and medicine
Origin
By surface analysis, lip- + -yl; coined by Berzelius.
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lipyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipyl
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“lipyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipyl.
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