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Definition of Alkyl
1. Noun. Any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Group, Group, Radical
Specialized synonyms: Ethyl, Ethyl Group, Ethyl Radical, Methyl, Methyl Group, Methyl Radical
Derivative terms: Alkylic
Definition of Alkyl
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alkyl
1. a univalent radical [n -S] : ALKYLIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Alkyl
1. 1. A hydrocarbon radical of the general formula CnH2n+1. 2. A compound, such as tetraethyl lead, in which a metal is combined with alkyl radicals. Synonym: alkide. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alkyl
Literary usage of Alkyl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"By action of ammonia or its alkyl derivatives on substitution ... Here the alkyl
group is exchanged directly for hydrogen without the intermediate ..."
2. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik. Holleman (1920)
"The best-known arsenic derivatives containing alkyl-radicals are the cacodyl
compounds. They were investigated by BUN.SE.N, who gave them this name in ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"(d) The same salt and different alkyl halides yield different ratios of esters,
... (e) A change in the concentration of the salt and the alkyl ..."
4. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"In the alkyl derivatives of thio-cyanic acid we again have isomerism exactly
analogous to that in the unknown cyanates and the known iso-cyanates. ..."
5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"As the alkyl radical increases in length, the differences between the ...
Similarly, between a normal alkyl radical such as propyl and a branched one as ..."
6. Niosh Recommendations for Occupational Safety & Health: Compendium of Policy by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"... of coconut oil) alkyl amine hydrochloride (as in fatty acids of coconut oil)
alkyl amine ... acetate alkyl ammonium salts alkyl bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ..."
7. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"Heat decomposes them into trialkyl phosphines and alkyl iodides. B. alkyl
PHOSPHO-ACIDS. These acids result, as previously mentioned, from the moderated ..."
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