pyrimidyl

noun

py·​rim·​i·​dyl

pīˈrimədᵊl,

ˈpirəməˌdil

variants or pyrimidinyl

pīˈriməˌdēnᵊl

plural -s

: any of three univalent radicals C₄H₃N₂ derived from pyrimidine by removal of one hydrogen atom

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pyrimidine + -yl

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