alkyl
pronunciation
How to pronounce alkyl in British English:
UK ['ælkɪl]
How to pronounce alkyl in American English:
US ['ælkɪl]
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- Noun:
- any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Tolerance of sodium alkyl carboxylic acid auxiliaries to hard water .
- 2. Classification , nomenclature and isomerism of alkyl halides .
- 3. Age alkyl and isooctane are to determine the main standard of fuel oily octane number is oily .
- 4. An alkylating agent that adds an ethyl group ( a kind of alkyl group ) to target molecules .
- 5. Ab initio calculation of c-i bond dissociation of two alkyl iodide molecules .