monoalkylglycerol

noun

Any monoalkyl ether of glycerol

OriginEnglish glycerol ← French glycérine ← Ancient Greek γλῠκερός (glŭkerós) →
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Meanings

nounmonoalkylglycerol (plural monoalkylglycerols)

plural monoalkylglycerols

  1. chemistryAny monoalkyl ether of glycerol

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
  17. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  18. Frenchglycérine
  19. Englishglycerine
  20. Englishalcohol
  21. Englishglycerol
  22. Englishmonoalkylglycerol

From monoalkyl + glycerol.

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APA

monoalkylglycerol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoalkylglycerol

MLA

“monoalkylglycerol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoalkylglycerol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoalkylglycerol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoalkylglycerol.

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