dialkyl

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noun

Two alkyl groups in a compound

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

noundialkyl (countable and uncountable, plural dialkyls)

plural dialkyls

  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo alkyl groups in a compound
  2. countablechemistryAny compound containing two alkyl groups

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalc(ohol)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  16. Englishalkyl
  17. Englishdialkyl

From di- + alkyl.

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APA

dialkyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkyl

MLA

“dialkyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkyl. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialkyl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkyl.

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