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Where does “dialkyl” come from?

dialkyl (English) comes from English alkyl, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

dialkyl (English): Two alkyl groups in a compound; Any compound...

Definitions

  1. Two alkyl groups in a compound; Any compound...

Ancestry of “dialkyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkylAny of a series of univalent radicals of the...
2EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
3FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
4Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
5Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
6Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
7Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “dialkyl”

  • dialkylamino
  • dialkylammonium
  • dialkylzinc
  • dialkylthiourea
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