alkylbenzene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups

Word forms

alkylbenzene alkylbenzenes

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 German Benzoe Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Benzinbor. English benzine English benzene English alkylbenzene From alkyl + benzene.

Synonyms

AB

Derived words

AB
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