noun
- Plural of aryl; organic chemical groups derived from aromatic hydrocarbons by removal of one hydrogen atom.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The chemist synthesized several aryls for the pharmaceutical compound.
- Aryls are commonly used in the production of dyes and polymers.
- The reaction involved substituting aryls onto the benzene ring.
- These aryls exhibit different reactivity patterns depending on their substituents.