elayl

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, oil”) +‎ -yl. So called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine.

Noun

elayl (uncountable)

(chemistry, obsolete) ethylene

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for elayl in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Alley, alley, yella

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