formyl

formyl [fawr-mil] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Chemistry.

1. containing the formyl group.

Origin of formyl First recorded in 1875–80; form(ic) + -yl Examples from the Web for formyl Historical Examples of formyl

Formic acid was supposed to be an oxide of formyl; and chloroform, the terchloride of formyl.

Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I

Arnold Cooley

Formyl Violet S4B, chroming after dyeing as described above.

The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics

Franklin Beech

British Dictionary definitions for formyl formyl noun

1. (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group HCO-a formyl group or radical

Word Origin for formyl C19: from form (ic) + -yl formyl in Medicine formyl [fôr′mĭl′] n.

1. The univalent radical HCO, characteristic of aldehydes.

formyl in Science formyl [fôr′mĭl′]

1. The radical HCO, derived from formic acid.