n. [ L. decem ten + -yl. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, C10H21., never existing alone, but regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of compounds of the paraffin series. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hex- + decyl. ] (Chem.) The essential radical, C16H33, of hecdecane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hexdecyl or hecdecane; as, hexdecylic alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Penta- + decylic. ] (Chem.) Same as Quindecylic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. quindecim fifteen + -yl. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the fatty acid series, containing fifteen atoms of carbon; called also pentadecylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Undecane + -yl. ] (Chem.) The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Related to, derived from, or containing, the undecyl radical; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C10H21.CO2H. [ 1913 Webster ]