English Explanatory Dictionary

alkyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.

Pronunciation

/ˈælkaɪl/ /ˈælkɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alkyl.wav

Word forms

alkyl alkyls

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 Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl From alc(ohol) + -yl.

Related words

alkane alkenyl alkynyl -yl aryl methyl ethyl propyl butyl amyl pentyl hexyl heptyl octyl nonyl decyl and so on

Derived words

alkylamine alkylamino alkylammonium alkylarene alkylate alkylation alkylbenzene alkylbenzoic alkylborane alkyl chloride alkylglycerol alkylglycine alkylguanine alkyl halide alkylic alkyllysinase alkylmercury alkylmetal alkylnitrate alkyl nitrite alkyloxonium alkylphenol alkyl phosphate alkylphosphine alkylpurine alkylresorcinol alkylsilane alkylstibine alkylsulfanyl alkyltransferase alkylurea alkylzinc alkyne aminoalkyl aralkyl arylalkylamine benzalkonium carboxyalkyl chloroalkyl cyanoalkyl cycloalkyl dialkyl dialkylamine dialkylsilylene fluoroalkyl haloalkyl heteroalkyl hydroxyalkyl iodoalkyl mercaptoalkyl metalloalkyl monoalkyl oxoalkyl perfluoroalkyl tetraalkylammonium thioalkyl trialkyl
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