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monoalkyl

monoalkyl noun: a single alkyl group in a compound.

Noun

monoalkyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A single alkyl group in a compound

Origin of monoalkyl

From mono- + alkyl.

Words formed from monoalkyl

Questions about monoalkyl

What does monoalkyl mean?
Monoalkyl means a single alkyl group in a compound.
What part of speech is monoalkyl?
Monoalkyl is a noun.

Words near monoalkyl in the dictionary

  1. monoalkenes
  2. monoalkenylated
  3. monoalkoxide
  4. monoalkoxides
  5. monoalkoxylated
  6. monoalkyl
  7. monoalkylate
  8. monoalkylated
  9. monoalkylation
  10. monoalkylations
  11. monoalkylglycerol

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