alkyl

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈælkɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al′kəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•kyl  (al′kəl),USA pronunciation [Chem.]
adj. 
  1. Chemistrycontaining an alkyl group.

n. 
  1. Chemistryan alkyl group.
  • German, equivalent. to Alk(ohol) alcohol + -yl -yl
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alkyl /ˈælkɪl/ n
  1. (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group CnH2n+1
Etymology: 19th Century: from German, from Alk(ohol) alcohol + -yl
'alkyl' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alcohol - alkylating agent - detergent - ether - ketone - oxide - alkanethiol - alkoxy - alkylate - alkylation - alkyl group - alkyl halide - alkylic - ketone group - methylamine - Minamata disease - rhodamine

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