monoalkyl

M3O1N1O1A1L1K5Y4L1

noun

A single alkyl group in a compound

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

nounmonoalkyl (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryA single alkyl group in a compound

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalc(ohol)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  15. Englishalkyl
  16. Englishmonoalkyl

From mono- + alkyl.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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