decyl Chem.
(ˈdɛsɪl)
[f. Gr. δέκα ten + -yl.]
The tenth member of the series of hydrocarbon radicals having the formula CnH2n+1; the monatomic alcohol radical C10H21; also called decatyl. Used attrib. in decyl series, decyl compounds, decyl chloride, etc.
Hence derivatives as ˈdecylene, the olefine of the decyl series C10H20; deˈcylic, of or pertaining to decyl, as in decylic alcohol, decylic hydride, etc. So ˈdecine, the liquid hydrocarbon C10H18, the ethine or acetylene member of the decyl series. Cf. decane, decene.
| 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 1090 Decyl, Rutyl, Capryl,..C10H21..Hydride of Decyl..Chloride of Decyl. 1872 Ibid. VI. 542 Decylic compounds..derived from the fundamental hydrocarbon C10H22, decyl hydride..Decylene, C10H20. 1875 Ibid. VII. 423 Decene and Decine. |