overalkylation

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noun

Excessive alkylation

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

nounoveralkylation (plural overalkylations)

plural overalkylations

  1. chemistryExcessive alkylation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  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. Englishalkylation
  18. Englishoveralkylation

From over- + alkylation.

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APA

overalkylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overalkylation

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“overalkylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overalkylation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overalkylation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overalkylation.

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