phytyl

phytyl

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti
Ancient Greek φύω (phúō)
Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der.
English phyto-
English -ol
English phytol
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English phytyl

    From phytol + -yl.

    Noun

    phytyl (plural phytyls)

    1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from phytol

    Derived terms

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