pyridinyl

P3Y4R1I1D2I1N1Y4L1

noun

A univalent C- radical derived from pyridine or a pyridinol

OriginAncient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English pyridine →
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Meanings

nounpyridinyl (plural pyridinyls)

plural pyridinyls

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryA univalent C- radical derived from pyridine or a pyridinol

Origin

  1. GermanPyridin
  2. Englishpyridine
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. Englishpyridinyl

From pyridine + -yl.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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