English Explanatory Dictionary

alkoxy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O⁻, where R is an alkyl group

Pronunciation

ăl′-kŏk′-sē /ˌælˈkɑk.si/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-alkoxy.wav

Word forms

alkoxy alkoxys

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English alk- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English -oxy English alkoxy From alk- + -oxy.

Derived words

alkoxyalcohol alkoxyaluminum alkoxyamine alkoxycyclization alkoxyl alkoxymethyl alkoxysilane aminoalkoxy haloalkoxy perfluoroalkoxy
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