alkylnitrate

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noun

Any aliphatic nitrate

OriginEnglish nitrate ← French nitrate ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounalkylnitrate (plural alkylnitrates)

plural alkylnitrates

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic nitrate

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. Frenchnitrate
  12. Englishnitrate
  13. Englishalkylnitrate

From alkyl + nitrate.

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APA

alkylnitrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylnitrate

MLA

“alkylnitrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylnitrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkylnitrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylnitrate.

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