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alkoranic |
alkoranist |
alky |
alkyd |
alkyd resin |
alkyl
| alkyl group
| alkyl halide
| alkyl radical
| alkylbenzene
| alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkyl
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alkyl has 1 sense
- alkyl(n = noun.substance) alkyl group, alkyl radical - any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons; Array is a kind of chemical group, group, radical
has particulars: ethyl, ethyl group, ethyl radical, methyl, methyl group, methyl radical
Derived form adjective alkylic1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alkyl, n. (in full alkyl radical) Chem. any radical derived from an alkane by the removal of a hydrogen atom.
Etymology
G Alkohol ALCOHOL + -YL
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