pentyl

pentyl [pen-tl] Word Origin adjective Chemistry.

1. containing a pentyl group; amyl.

Origin of pentyl 1875–80; pent- + -yl British Dictionary definitions for pentyl pentyl 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 [pĕn′təl] n.

1. amyl

pentyl in Science pentyl [pĕn′təl]

1. See amyl.