alkoxyaluminum

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor.

Medieval Latin alcoholbor.

Middle English alcofol

English alcohol

English alk-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?

Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

French oxygènebor.

English oxygen

English -oxy

English alkoxy

English aluminum

English alkoxyaluminum

From alkoxy + aluminum.

Noun

alkoxyaluminum (plural alkoxyaluminums)

1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any aluminium radical containing one or more alkoxy group e.g. (R-O)₂Al-