dialkyl
dialkyl noun: two alkyl groups in a compound.
Noun
dialkyl (countable and uncountable, plural dialkyls)
- Two alkyl groups in a compound
- Any compound containing two alkyl groups
Forms of dialkyl
| plural | dialkyls |
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Origin of dialkyl
From di- + alkyl.
Words formed from dialkyl
- aryldialkylphosphatase
- dialkylammonium
- dialkylaluminium
- dialkylamine
- dialkylamino
- dialkylaminofluorosulfur
- dialkylaminosulfinyl
- dialkylcadmium
- dialkylmagnesium
- dialkylmetal
- dialkylmethylamine
- dialkylthiourea
- dialkylzinc
- and many
- many others
Questions about dialkyl
- What does dialkyl mean?
- Dialkyl means two alkyl groups in a compound.
- What part of speech is dialkyl?
- Dialkyl is a noun.
- What is the plural of dialkyl?
- The plural of dialkyl is dialkyls.
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