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alkylant

alkylant noun: an alkylant is a chemical compound that can introduce an Alkyl group to another molecule.

Noun

alkylant (plural alkylants)

  1. An alkylant is a chemical compound that can introduce an Alkyl group to another molecule.
    • The main types of irritant and/or corrosive products are: acids, bases, oxidizers / reducing agents, solvents, and alkylants.2024 January 29, Wikipedia contributors, “Chemical burn”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

Forms of alkylant

pluralalkylants

Questions about alkylant

What does alkylant mean?
Alkylant means an alkylant is a chemical compound that can introduce an Alkyl group to another molecule.
What part of speech is alkylant?
Alkylant is a noun.
What is the plural of alkylant?
The plural of alkylant is alkylants.

Words near alkylant in the dictionary

  1. alkylaminooxadiazole
  2. alkylaminooxadiazoles
  3. alkylaminos
  4. alkylammonium
  5. alkylammoniums
  6. alkylant
  7. alkylants
  8. alkylarene
  9. alkylarenes
  10. alkylarylamine
  11. alkylarylamines

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