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Definition: Alkyl |
AlkylNoun1. Any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Chemistry | The residue left when a hydrogen atom is removed from an aliphatic hydrocarbon, e. g. CH3. , C2H5. , etc. The free radicals are known and are intermediates in many reactions, e. g. the thermal degradation of alkanes, as in petrochemical processes. (1). Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Examples are :CH3- methyl; C2H5- ethyl, C3H7- propyl...
See also: transesterification, alkene.
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Synonyms: AlkylSynonyms: alkyl group (n), alkyl radical (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Alkyl |
| English words defined with "alkyl": alkyl group, alkyl halide, alkyl radical, alkylbenzene, alkylbenzenesulfonate, alkylic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "alkyl": alkilating agent, Alkyl and Aryl Transferases, alkyl mercury, alkylating agent, Alkylating Agents, Alkylation, Alkylmercury Compounds, alkyl-phenolic resin ♦ dithiocarbamate ♦ Esterification ♦ Mustard Compounds ♦ nitrogen oxides ♦ Trialkyltin Compounds, Trimedoxime. (references) |
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| "Alkyl" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.55% of the time. "Alkyl" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.55% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.45% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 29 | N/A |
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Expressions using "alkyl": Alkyl and Aryl Transferases ♦ alkyl group ♦ alkyl halide ♦ alkyl mercury ♦ alkyl radical. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "alkyl": alkyl-acyl-glycerophosphocholine, alkyl-phenolic, alkyl-phospholipds. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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alkyl | 8 |
alkyl ethoxy sodium sulphate | 6 |
alkyl benzene linear | 4 |
alkyl halides | 3 |
alkyl phenol | 3 |
alkyl nitrites | 2 |
alkyl group | 2 |
alkyl nitrite | 2 |
alkyl equation halides | 2 |
alkyl ammonium benzyl chloride dimethyl | 2 |
15 alkyl benzoate c12 | 2 |
alkyl benzene | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "alkyl"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 烷基. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Alkyl-kviksølv (alkyl-mercury), alkylfenolharpiks (alkyl-phenolic resin), alkylether (alkyl ether), alkylblyforbindelserne omdannes i forbraendingsmotoren til blyhalogenider og blyoxidhalogenider,og 70-80% af dette bly undslipper i form af partikler gennem udstoedningsroeret (and 70 to 80 percent of that lead is emitted as particulate matter from the tailpipe, lead alkyl compounds are converted to lead halides and lead oxyhalogenates in the internal combustion engine), der tilsaettes alkylbly-forbindelser til benzin som midler modbankning (adding lead alkyl compounds to petrol as anti-knock devices). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | alkyl. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | alkyylifenolihartsi (alkyl-phenolic resin), alkyyli-elohopeayhdisteet (alkyl-mercury). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | alkyle, alcoyle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Alkyl. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ρητίνη αλκυλίου-φαινόλης (alkyl-phenolic resin), στη βενζίνη προστίθενται αλκύλια του μολύβδου ως αντικροτικά (adding lead alkyl compounds to petrol as anti-knock devices), αλκύλ-αιθέρας (alkyl ether), αλκυλοϋποκατάσταστο υδρογονάνθρακα (alkyl-substituted hydrocarbon), οι αλκυλικές ενώσεις του μολύβδου μετατρέπονται σε αλαγονίδια του μολύβδου και οξοαλογονίδια του μολύβδου μέσα στους κινητήρες εσωτερική (lead alkyl compounds are converted to lead halides and lead oxyhalogenates in the internal combustion engine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | alchilmercurio (alkyl-mercury), alchil-etero (alkyl ether), si aggiunge alla benzina piombo alchile come prodotto antidetonante (adding lead alkyl compounds to petrol as anti-knock devices), resina alchilfenolica (alkyl-phenolic resin), idrocarburo alchil-sostituito (alkyl-substituted hydrocarbon), i composti di piombo alchile sono trasformati nel motore a combustione interna in alogenuri e ossialogenati di piombo e 70-80% di questo piombo è liberato sotto forma di particelle dal tubo di scappamento (and 70 to 80 percent of that lead is emitted as particulate matter from the tailpipe, lead alkyl compounds are converted to lead halides and lead oxyhalogenates in the internal combustion engine). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | アルキルベンゼンスルホン酸塩 (alkyl benzene sulfonate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | アルキルベンゼンスルホンさ"え" (alkyl benzene sulfonate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | alkylay alquil-mercúrio (alkyl-mercury), alquil-éter (alkyl ether), adicionar gasolina compostos de chumbo alquilo como produtos antidetonantes. (adding lead alkyl compounds to petrol as anti-knock devices), resina alquilfenólica (alkyl-phenolic resin), os compostos de chumbo alquilo são transformados em halogenetos de chumbo e oxihalogenados de chumbo no motor de combustão interna e 70 a 80% desse chumbo é libertado sob forma de partículas pelo tubo de escape (and 70 to 80 percent of that lead is emitted as particulate matter from the tailpipe, lead alkyl compounds are converted to lead halides and lead oxyhalogenates in the internal combustion engine), hidrocarboneto com substituintes alquilo (alkyl-substituted hydrocarbon). (various references) алкил. (various references) alquilo. (various references) alkyl-kvicksilver (alkyl-mercury), alkylfenolharts (alkyl-phenolic resin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "alkyl": alkylate, alkylated, alkylates, alkylating, alkylation, alkylations, alkylic, alkyls. (additional references) | |
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"Alkyl" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: akil, Akyol, alcy, alkal, alkio, Alkul, allyl, ankyl, Elky, galky, ilky, Klykylo, Laskill, Malkiel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-k-l-l-y" | |
-1 letter: alky, ally, laky. | |
-2 letters: all, kay, lay, yak. | |
-3 letters: al, ay, ka, la, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-k-l-l-y" | |
+1 letter: alkyls, lankly. | |
+2 letters: alkylic, balkily, blackly, blankly, bleakly, flakily, lankily, leakily, slackly. | |
+3 letters: alkalify, alkylate, blackfly, claylike, ladylike, playlike, stalkily. | |
+4 letters: alkylated, alkylates, buckyball, rakehelly, wakefully. | |
+5 letters: alkalinity, alkylating, alkylation, buckyballs, clankingly, lawyerlike, likability, lukewarmly, rockabilly, skeletally, thankfully, unladylike. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6C 6B 79 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-.. -.- -.--. .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101100 01101011 01111001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A l k y l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006C 006B 0079 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3578779178 |
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