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allusion
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allyl
allyl [ állīl, állil ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
containing carbon-hydrogen chemical group: describes a compound containing the chemical group C3H5-
[Mid-19th century. < Latin allium 'garlic' (because first obtained from garlic)]
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