[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

-yl \-yl\ gr. ? wood, material. chem.
   a suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical
   radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.
   1913 webster

   note: -yl was first used in 1832 by liebig and w"ohler in
         naming benzoyl, in the sense of stuff, or fundamental
         material, then in 1834 by dumas and peligot in naming
         methyl, in the sense of wood. after this -yl was
         generally used as in benzoyl, in the sense of stuff,
         characteristic ground, fundamental material.
         1913 webster

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