pentyl
[
pen
-tl]
/ˈpɛn tl/
adjective
,
Chemistry
1.
containing a pentyl group; amyl.
Origin
1875-80;
pent-
+
-yl
British Dictionary definitions for
pentyl
pentyl
/
ˈpɛntaɪl;
-tɪl
/
noun
1.
(
modifier
) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
-:
a pentyl group or radical
pentyl
in Medicine
pentyl
pen·tyl (pěn'təl)
n.
See
amyl
.
pentyl
in Science
pentyl
(pěn'təl)
See
amyl
.