oxyl noun2 •A compound or radical bound to an oxygen by a single bondIf a Type I- or Type II-derived LOOH encounters a ligated Fe2+ or Cu+ on a membrane, it invariably undergoes one-electron reduction to an oxyl radical (LO-) […] — 2007 •(no longer used) An acid anhydrideThe formula (CaO, CO2) would represent calcic carbonate as a compound of a base and an oxyl. — 1865 formsoxyls