Meanings
nounalkylamino (plural alkylaminos)
plural alkylaminos
- chemistryA group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino group
We believe the alkylamino radical is then the photoinitiator.
1996, Joseph C. Salamone, Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, Twelve Volume Set, →ISBN, page 52012 more examples
The initial reaction under UV excitation produces a ketyl radical from the benzophenone, which is inactive, and an alkylamino radical from the tertiary amine, which is very reactive.
2010, W. Arthur Green, Industrial Photoinitiators: A Technical Guide, →ISBN, page 145Compounds containing primary alkylamino groups are amongst these.
2013, D. F. Heath, Organophosphorus Poisons, →ISBN
Origin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalc(ohol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishalkyl
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishamino-
- Englishamino
- Englishalkylamino
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APA
alkylamino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylamino
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“alkylamino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylamino. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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