Definition of Cinnamyl

1. n. The hypothetical radical, (C6H5. C2H2)2C, of cinnamic compounds.

Definition of Cinnamyl

1. Noun. (organic chemistry especially in combination) The univalent radical C6H5-CH=CH- characteristic of cinnamic compounds ¹

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Definition of Cinnamyl

1. a chemical used to make soap [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinnamyl

cinnamon oil
cinnamon roll
cinnamon rolls
cinnamon snail
cinnamon stick
cinnamon sticks
cinnamon stone
cinnamon sugar
cinnamon toast
cinnamon vine
cinnamone
cinnamons
cinnamony
cinnamoyl
cinnamoyl ester hydrolase
cinnamyl (current term)
cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase
cinnamylic acid
cinnamyls
cinnarizine
cinnipirine
cinnoline
cinnolines
cinobufagin
cinocentrum
cinoxacin
cinoxate
cinqfoil
cinqfoils
cinquain

Literary usage of Cinnamyl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elementary Chemistry, Theoretical and Practical by George Fownes (1855)
"cinnamyl AND ITS COMPOUNDS. The essential oil of cinnamon seems to possess a ... The radical assumed in these substances bears the name of cinnamyl ; it has ..."

2. Principles of Organic and Physiological Chemistry by Carl Löwig (1853)
"cinnamyl. nitrate of cinnamyl (see below) in water, whereby oxide of cinnamyl is ... Brought in contact with ammonia gas, we obtain nitro-cinnamyl. ..."

3. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1859)
"... a body is formed which appears to possess the properties of chloride of cinnamyl. Preparation. 1. When cinnamic acid is treated with ..."

4. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"NHC'H"(NOS)OC>H'O The compounds of cinnamyl are intimately related to those of benzoyl, CTI'O, and are easily converted by oxidising reagents into hydride ..."

5. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Applications of the Science in the Arts by Thomas Graham (1842)
"CHAPTER V. ESSENCE OF CINNAMON AND BODIES DERIVED FROM IT. cinnamyl SERIES OF COMPOUNDS. cinnamyl ..."

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