alkylzinc

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noun

Any alkyl organozinc compound

OriginEnglish zinc ← German Zink ← Middle High German zinke →
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Meanings

nounalkylzinc (plural alkylzincs)

plural alkylzincs

  1. chemistryAny alkyl organozinc 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. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  13. Proto-Germanic*tindaz
  14. Old High Germanzint?
  15. Old High Germanzinko
  16. Middle High Germanzinke
  17. GermanZinke?
  18. GermanZink
  19. Englishzinc
  20. Englishalkylzinc

From alkyl + zinc.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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