isopropenyl
noun
iso·pro·pe·nyl
\-ōpənəl, -ˌnil\
Definition of isopropenyl
: the univalent radical CH2=C(CH3)− isomeric with propenyl isopropenyl -isopropylidene isomerism … is typical of many terpenoids — W. S. Ropp
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Origin and Etymology of isopropenyl
International Scientific Vocabulary is- + propenyl
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