aralkyl

A1R1A1L1K5Y4L1

noun

Any univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups

OriginEnglish alkyl ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
RareScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounaralkyl (plural aralkyls)

plural aralkyls

  1. chemistryAny univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄρωμα (árōma)
  2. Ancient Greekἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)
  3. Late Latinarōmaticus
  4. Old Frencharomatique
  5. Englisharomatic
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englisharyl
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. Middle Englishalcofol
  15. Englishalc(ohol)
  16. Englishalkyl
  17. Englisharalkyl

Blend of aryl + alkyl.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: aralkyl on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.