aralkyl

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What does aralkyl mean?

Any univalent radical derived from an alkyl radical by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms by aryl groups

Where does aralkyl come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἄρωμα (árōma) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός (arōmatikós)bor. Late Latin arōmaticusder. Old French aromatique Middle Frenchbor. Middle English English aromatic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English aryl 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) ▲ English -yl English alkyl blend English aralkyl Blend of aryl + alkyl.

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