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noun
An alkyl organometallic radical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, in-compounds
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- 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 English metalloalkyl From metallo- + alkyl.
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