Allyic

/əˈlaɪɪk/ adjective

Relating to or containing an allyl group in chemistry; a variant spelling of 'allylic.'

From 'allyl' (a chemical group derived from allene) plus the suffix '-ic.' This variant spelling appears in older chemical texts but is largely superseded by the more common 'allylic.'

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