alkyl
[ al-kuhl ]
/ ˈæl kəl /
Save This Word!
adjective
containing an alkyl group.
noun
an alkyl group.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Words nearby alkyl
alkoxide, alkoxy, alky, alkyd, alkyd resin, alkyl, alkylate, alkylating agent, alkylating drug, alkylation, alkyl group
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for alkyl
British Dictionary definitions for alkyl
alkyl
/ (ˈælkɪl) /
noun
(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group C n H 2 n +1alkyl group or radical
an organometallic compound, such as tetraethyl lead, containing an alkyl group bound to a metal atom
Word Origin for alkyl
C19: from German, from Alk (ohol) alcohol + -yl
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for alkyl
alkyl
[ ăl′kəl ]
n.
A monovalent radical, such as ethyl or propyl, having the general formula CnH2n+1.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Scientific definitions for alkyl
alkyl
[ ăl′kəl ]
A radical that has the general formula CnH2n+1, formed by removing a hydrogen atom from an alkane. Ethyl and propyl are alkyls.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.