Meanings
nounmonoalkylation (plural monoalkylations)
plural monoalkylations
- alkylation with a single alkyl group
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- 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
- Englishmonoalkylation
From mono- + alkylation.
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monoalkylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoalkylation
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“monoalkylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoalkylation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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