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propenyl |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Propenyl \Pro"pe*nyl\, n. [Propene + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, {C3H5}, isomeric with allyl and glyceryl, and regarded as the essential residue of glycerin. Cf {Allyl}, and {Glyceryl}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Glyceryl \Glyc"er*yl\, n. [Glycerin + -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, {C3H5}, regarded as the essential radical of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also {propenyl}.