alkoxyamino

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noun

Any alkoxy derivative of an amino radical

OriginEnglish amino ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounalkoxyamino (plural alkoxyaminos)

plural alkoxyaminos

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAny alkoxy derivative of an amino radical

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Englishalk-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchoxygène
  16. Englishoxygen
  17. Englishalkoxy
  18. Egyptianjmn
  19. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  20. LatinAmmōn
  21. Latinammoniacus
  22. Englishammonia
  23. Englishamine
  24. Englishamino-
  25. Englishamino
  26. Englishalkoxyamino

From alkoxy + amino.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aminoalkoxy
Cite this entry
APA

alkoxyamino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkoxyamino

MLA

“alkoxyamino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkoxyamino. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkoxyamino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkoxyamino.

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