[1865–70; propene + -yl]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dunk, figure skating, goulash, racism, valence-yl is a suffix used in the names of radicals. Other words that use the affix -yl include: cacodyl, glycyl, tetryl, vinyl
Examples of 'propenyl' in a sentence
propenyl
This then reacts with other chemicals in the onion called sulfoxides to form 1-propenyl sulfenic acid.