alkylmetal

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noun

Any aliphatic organometallic compound.

OriginEnglish metal ← Middle English metal ← Old French meta →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounalkylmetal (plural alkylmetals)

plural alkylmetals

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic organometallic compound.

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 Greekμέταλλον (métallon)
  12. Latinmetallum
  13. Old Frenchmeta
  14. Middle Englishmetal
  15. Englishmetal
  16. Englishalkylmetal

From alkyl + metal.

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Translations

Portuguese alquilmetal
  • alquilmetalany aliphatic organometallic compound
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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