-idyl

Morpheme

-idyl

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix denoting a univalent radical derived from an amino acid

Etymology

suffixal construction from -idin(e) + -yl

Evidence

cytidine, cytidyl, cytidylate, cytidylic, cytidyltransferase, hexahistidyl, histidyl

Notes

unanalyzable

See Also

-idin(e) [-idine, -idin], -yl