English Explanatory Dictionary

dialkyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Two alkyl groups in a compound
  2. Any compound containing two alkyl groups

Word forms

dialkyl dialkyls

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- 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 English dialkyl From di- + alkyl.

Derived words

aryldialkylphosphatase dialkylammonium dialkylaluminium dialkylamine dialkylamino dialkylaminofluorosulfur dialkylaminosulfinyl dialkylcadmium dialkylmagnesium dialkylmetal dialkylmethylamine dialkylthiourea dialkylzinc and many many others
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