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.
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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.
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