alkyl

See also: Alkyl

English

Etymology

alc(ohol) +‎ -yl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælkaɪl/, /ˈælkɪl/

Noun

alkyl (plural alkyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula C_nH_2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.

Derived terms

• alkyl chloride
• alkyl halide
• alkyl nitrite
• alkyl phosphate
• alkylsulfanyl
• carboxyalkyl
• fluoroalkyl

 

Related terms

• alkane
• alkenyl
• alkynyl

Translations

univalent radical of the general formula C_nH_2n+1

• Catalan: alquil (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: alkyl c
• Finnish: alkyyli (fi)
• French: alkyle (fr) m
• German: Alkyl n
• Indonesian: alkil (id)
• Irish: ailcil f
• Italian: alchile (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: alkyl (no) n

  Nynorsk: alkyl n

• Polish: alkil m
• Portuguese: alquila f
• Russian: алки́л (ru) m (alkíl)
• Spanish: alquilo (es) m
• Swedish: alkyl c

See also

• -yl
• aryl
• methyl
• ethyl
• propyl
• butyl
• amyl, pentyl
• hexyl
• heptyl
• octyl
• nonyl
• decyl
• and so on

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Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlˈkil/

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• Hyphenation: al‧kyl
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

alkyl m (plural alkylen, diminutive alkyltje n)

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

Related terms

• -yl
• alkaan
• alkeen
• alkyn

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From alkan +‎ -yl.

Noun

alkyl n (definite singular alkylet, indefinite plural alkyl or alkyler, definite plural alkyla or alkylene)

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

References

• “alkyl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “alkyl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From alkan +‎ -yl.

Noun

alkyl n (definite singular alkylet, indefinite plural alkyl, definite plural alkyla)

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

References

• “alkyl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Noun

alkyl c

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

Declension

Declension of alkyl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	alkyl	alkylen	alkyler	alkylerna
Genitive	alkyls	alkylens	alkylers	alkylernas