carbinyl

noun

car·​bi·​nyl

ˈkärbəˌnil

plural -s

1

: methyl

—used especially in the names of derivatives of methyl

triphenyl-carbinyl

2

: the univalent radical corresponding to any carbinol

a carbinyl chloride

Word History

Etymology

probably from obsolete German karbin + English -yl

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