metalloalkyl

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noun

An alkyl organometallic radical.

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

nounmetalloalkyl (plural metalloalkyls)

plural metalloalkyls

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAn alkyl organometallic radical.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
  2. Englishmetallo-
  3. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  4. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  5. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  6. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  7. Medieval Latinalcoho
  8. Middle Englishalcofol
  9. Englishalc(ohol)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. Englishalkyl
  13. Englishmetalloalkyl

From metallo- + alkyl.

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Translations

Italian metalloalchile
  • metalloalchileTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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