Meanings
nounselenoalkoxylation (countable and uncountable, plural selenoalkoxylations)
plural selenoalkoxylations
- countableuncountablechemistryThe addition reaction of a selenium atom and an alkoxyl group across a double bond
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
- Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
- Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
- Englishseleno-
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishalk-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchoxygène
- Englishoxygen
- Englishalkoxy
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishalkoxyl
- Englishalkoxylation
- Englishselenoalkoxylation
From seleno- + alkoxylation.
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selenoalkoxylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenoalkoxylation
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