pentyl [pen-tl] Word Origin adjective Chemistry.
- containing a pentyl group; amyl.
Origin of pentyl 1875–80; pent- + -yl British Dictionary definitions for pentyl pentyl noun
- (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.
- amyl
pentyl in Science pentyl [pĕn′təl]
- See amyl.