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alkylamino

alkylamino noun: a group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group.

Noun

alkylamino (plural alkylaminos)

  1. A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
    • We believe the alkylamino radical is then the photoinitiator.1996, Joseph C. Salamone, Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, Twelve Volume Set, →ISBN, page 5201
    • The initial reaction under UV excitation produces a ketyl radical from the benzophenone, which is inactive, and an alkylamino radical from the tertiary amine, which is very reactive.2010, W. Arthur Green, Industrial Photoinitiators: A Technical Guide, →ISBN, page 145

Forms of alkylamino

pluralalkylaminos

Origin of alkylamino

From alkyl + amino.

Questions about alkylamino

What does alkylamino mean?
Alkylamino means a group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group.
What part of speech is alkylamino?
Alkylamino is a noun.
What is the plural of alkylamino?
The plural of alkylamino is alkylaminos.

Words near alkylamino in the dictionary

  1. alkylamidations
  2. alkylamide
  3. alkylamides
  4. alkylamine
  5. alkylamines
  6. alkylamino
  7. alkylaminooxadiazole
  8. alkylaminooxadiazoles
  9. alkylaminos
  10. alkylammonium
  11. alkylammoniums

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