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noun
Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: alkyl group, alkyl radical
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: group, radical, chemical group
Narrower terms: ethyl, ethyl group, ethyl radical, methyl, methyl group, methyl radical
History
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 alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl From alc(ohol) + -yl.
Across languages
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