dialkylzinc

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noun

Any organometallic compound of zinc containing two alkyl groups

OriginEnglish zinc ← German Zink ← Middle High German zinke →
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Meanings

noundialkylzinc (plural dialkylzincs)

plural dialkylzincs

  1. chemistryAny organometallic compound of zinc 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
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  20. Proto-Germanic*tindaz
  21. Old High Germanzint?
  22. Old High Germanzinko
  23. Middle High Germanzinke
  24. GermanZinke?
  25. GermanZink
  26. Englishzinc
  27. Englishdialkylzinc

From dialkyl + zinc.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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