alkoxyl

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"ROS can be grouped into oxygen-centered radicals: hydroxyl radical (·OH), peroxyl radical (ROO·), alkoxyl radical (RO·), superoxide anion (·O 2 –) and oxygen-centered non-radicals: singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) [ 3 ]."

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 alcohol English alk- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English -oxy English alkoxy Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkoxyl From alkoxy + -yl.

alkoxyls (plural)

alkoxylate alkoxylation

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What does alkoxyl mean?

The alkoxy radical

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