Definition of aryl in English:

noun

• [as modifier] Of or denoting a radical derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by removal of a hydrogen atom.

  ‘aryl groups’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Extracts of diesel exhaust particles modulate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and estrogen-dependent gene expression in cells in vitro and are endocrine disrupters.’
  • ‘Ardrox, a mixture of alkyl aryl polyglycol ethers, alkylalcohol ethoxylate propoxylate, and petroleum distillates, provides a yellow color.’
  • ‘The phenyl group is a ring structure, and as such, it is an aryl group (an organic group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon with the absence of one hydrogen).’
  • ‘It seems probable that the initial event in the toxicity of PCBs is mediated through their binding to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.’
  • ‘For example, one human gene, first described in 1992, is aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator, a mouthful that is hard to remember except by its acronym, ARNT.’