oxoalkyl

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noun

Any alkyl group in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.

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

nounoxoalkyl (plural oxoalkyls)

plural oxoalkyls

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAny alkyl group in which a methylene group has been replaced by a carbonyl group.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Englishoxygen
  9. Englishoxo-
  10. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  11. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  12. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  13. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  14. Medieval Latinalcoho
  15. Middle Englishalcofol
  16. Englishalc(ohol)
  17. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  18. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  19. Englishalkyl
  20. Englishoxoalkyl

From oxo- + alkyl.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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