Meanings
noundialkylation (countable and uncountable, plural dialkylations)
plural dialkylations
- countableuncountablechemistryAn alkylation reaction that adds two alkyl groups.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalc(ohol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishalkyl
- Englishalkylation
- Englishdialkylation
From di- + alkylation.
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APA
dialkylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkylation
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“dialkylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkylation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialkylation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialkylation.
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