bromoalkyl

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noun

Any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by bromine

OriginEnglish alkyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

nounbromoalkyl (plural bromoalkyls)

plural bromoalkyls

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAny alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by bromine

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalc(ohol)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  15. Englishalkyl
  16. Englishbromoalkyl

From bromo- + alkyl.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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