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dialkylation

dialkylation noun: an alkylation reaction that adds two alkyl groups.

Noun

dialkylation (countable and uncountable, plural dialkylations)

  1. An alkylation reaction that adds two alkyl groups.

Forms of dialkylation

pluraldialkylations

Origin of dialkylation

From di- + alkylation.

Questions about dialkylation

What does dialkylation mean?
Dialkylation means an alkylation reaction that adds two alkyl groups.
What part of speech is dialkylation?
Dialkylation is a noun.
What is the plural of dialkylation?
The plural of dialkylation is dialkylations.

Words near dialkylation in the dictionary

  1. dialkylammoniums
  2. dialkylate
  3. dialkylated
  4. dialkylates
  5. dialkylating
  6. dialkylation
  7. dialkylations
  8. dialkylcarbodiimide
  9. dialkylcarbodiimides
  10. dialkylcarbonate
  11. dialkylcarbonates

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