Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Heptyl

Hep′tyl

,
Noun.
[
Hepta-
+
-yl
.]
(Chem.)
A compound radical,
C7H15
, regarded as the essential radical of heptane and a related series of compounds.

Definition 2024


heptyl

heptyl

English

Noun

heptyl (plural heptyls)

  1. (organic chemistry) Either of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C7H15, formally derived from heptane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛpˈtil/

Hyphenation: hep‧tyl

Etymology

From hept- + -yl.

Noun

heptyl n (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) heptyl