Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane
Similar
propyl grouppropyl radical
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Origin
- Frenchpropionique
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchpropyl-
- Englishpropyl
From the chemical prefix propyl-, from propylic or directly from earlier French propylique, from prop(ionique) + -yle + -ique, where -yle, as in French méthylène, is from ὕλη (húlē, “wood, substance”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan propil
- propilhydrocarbon radicals
Chinese Mandarin 丙基
- 丙基 (bǐngjī)hydrocarbon radicals
Czech propyl
- propylhydrocarbon radicals
Dutch propyl
- propylhydrocarbon radicals
Finnish propyyli
- propyylihydrocarbon radicals
Greek προπύλιο
- προπύλιο (propýlio)hydrocarbon radicals
Hungarian propil
- propilhydrocarbon radicals
Irish próipil
- próipilhydrocarbon radicals
Italian propile
- propilehydrocarbon radicals
Polish propyl
- propylhydrocarbon radicals
Portuguese propilo, propila
- propilohydrocarbon radicals
- propilahydrocarbon radicals
Russian пропи́л
- пропи́л (propíl)hydrocarbon radicals
Spanish propilo
- propilohydrocarbon radicals
Swedish propyl
- propylhydrocarbon radicals
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APA
propyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propyl
MLA
“propyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propyl.
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