Word: Alkyl
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: German, from Alkohol ‘alcohol’ + -yl
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈalkʌɪl
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈalkɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
of or denoting a hydrocarbon radical derived from an alkane by removal of a hydrogen atom
Short Definition:of hydrocarbon radical derived from alkane by removal of hydrogen atom
Examples:- alkyl halides
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