aminoalkoxy

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noun

Any amino derivative of an alkoxy radical

OriginEnglish alkoxy ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) →
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Meanings

nounaminoalkoxy (uncountable)
  1. in compoundsuncountablechemistryAny amino derivative of an alkoxy radical

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  9. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  10. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  11. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  12. Medieval Latinalcoho
  13. Middle Englishalcofol
  14. Englishalcohol
  15. Englishalk-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  17. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  20. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  21. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  22. Frenchoxygène
  23. Englishoxygen
  24. Englishalkoxy
  25. Englishaminoalkoxy

From amino- + alkoxy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alkoxyamino
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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