cyclopentyl

English

Etymology

cyclopentane +‎ -yl

Noun

cyclopentyl (plural cyclopentyls)

(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.

See also

cyclopropyl
cyclobutyl
cyclohextyl

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