allylic, a. Chem.
(əˈlɪlɪk)
[f. allyl + -ic.]
Of or belonging to allyl.
| 1857 W. A. Miller Elem. Chem. iii. vi. §2. 386 Hofmann and Cahours have succeeded in discovering the allylic..alcohol.., a compound which stands in the same relation to acrolein that ethylic alcohol does to ordinary aldehyd. 1863 Watts Dict. Chem. I. 141 Allylic aldehyde (acrolein). 1873 Williamson Chem. §290 Allylic sulphide (C3H5)2S,..found to be identical with the essential oil of garlic. |