alkylate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent

Word forms

alkylate alkylates alkylating alkylated

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 Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English alkylate From alkyl + -ate.

Related words

alkylated alkylation

Derived words

alkylator dealkylate monoalkylate nonalkylating realkylate

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