Allyl

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 177

Allyl (Lat. allium, 'garlic') is an organic radical, represented when in combination by C_3H_5, and when in the free state by C_3H_{10}. Its properties, and those of some of its most important compounds, are described in the article GARLIC (OIL OF).

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