alkyl
[al-kuh l]Chemistry
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adjective
containing an alkyl group.
noun
an alkyl group.
Origin of alkyl
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Hydrogen may be substituted in these chains by alkyl or aromatic groups.
Animal ProteinsHugh Garner Bennett
The glyoxalines are basic in character, and the imide hydrogen is replaceable by metals and alkyl groups.
For instance, an alkyl may be substituted for the hydroxyl hydrogen in an alcohol molecule, when an ether results.
The influence of position of an alkyl in the aromatic bodies is well shown in ortho-, para- and meta-derivatives.
Poisons: Their Effects and DetectionAlexander Wynter Blyth
We may also notice that thio-ethers combine with alkyl iodides to form sulphine or sulphonium compounds, R3SI.
alkyl
noun
Word Origin for alkyl
C19: from German, from Alk (ohol) alcohol + -yl
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