How do you pronounce alkyl?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælkaɪl/.

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alkyl

/ˈælkaɪl/

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Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

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Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl From alc(ohol) + -yl.

alkyls (plural)

alkylamine alkylamino alkylammonium alkylarene alkylate alkylation alkylbenzene alkylbenzoic alkylborane alkylglycerol alkylglycine alkylguanine

alkyl chloride alkyl halide alkyl nitrite alkyl phosphate -yl and so on

alkane alkenyl alkynyl -yl aryl methyl ethyl propyl

How do you pronounce alkyl?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælkaɪl/.
What does alkyl mean?: Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
Where does alkyl come from?: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl From alc(ohol) + -yl.

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