alkylglycerol

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noun

Any alkyl ether of glycerol

OriginEnglish glycerol ← French glycérine ← Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) →
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Meanings

nounalkylglycerol (plural alkylglycerols)

plural alkylglycerols

  1. chemistryAny alkyl ether of glycerol

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 Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  12. Frenchglycérine
  13. Englishglycerine
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishglycerol
  16. Englishalkylglycerol

From alkyl + glycerol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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