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Noun

oxyl ‎(plural oxyls)

1. (chemistry) A compound or radical bound to an oxygen by a single bond
   • 2007, Albert W. Girotti & Paolo U. Giacomoni, “Lipid and Protein Damage Provoked by Ultraviolet Radiation: Mechanisms of Indirect Photooxidative Damage”, in Giacomoni, editor, Biophysical and Physiological Effects of Solar Radiation on Human Skin, ISBN 085404289X, page 271:

     If a Type I- or Type II-derived LOOH encounters a ligated Fe2+ or Cu+ on a membrane, it invariably undergoes one-electron reduction to an oxyl radical (LO-) […]

2. (chemistry, obsolete) An acid anhydride
   • 1865, W.A. Miller, “On Chemical Nomenclature”, in The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, page 18:

     The formula (CaO, CO2) would represent calcic carbonate as a compound of a base and an oxyl.

Related terms

• oxo
• hydroxyl
• peroxyl

Anagrams

• xylo