dialkylamino

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noun

Any dialkyl derivative of an amino radical

OriginEnglish amino ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

noundialkylamino (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryAny dialkyl derivative of an amino radical

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
  18. Egyptianjmn
  19. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  20. LatinAmmōn
  21. Latinammoniacus
  22. Englishammonia
  23. Englishamine
  24. Englishamino-
  25. Englishamino
  26. Englishdialkylamino

From dialkyl + amino.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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