alkylarene

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noun

Any alkyl-substituted arene.

OriginEnglish arene ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus →
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Meanings

nounalkylarene (plural alkylarenes)

plural alkylarenes

  1. chemistryAny alkyl-substituted arene.

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  12. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  13. Late Latinarōmaticus
  14. Old Frencharomatique
  15. Englishar(omatic)
  16. Englisharene
  17. Englishalkylarene

From alkyl + arene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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