dialkyl

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ alkyl.

Noun

dialkyl (countable and uncountable, plural dialkyls)

1. (uncountable, organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two alkyl groups in a compound
2. (countable, organic chemistry) Any compound containing two alkyl groups

Derived terms

• aryldialkylphosphatase
• dialkylammonium
• dialkylaluminium
• dialkylamine
• dialkylamino
• dialkylaminofluorosulfur
• dialkylaminosulfinyl
• dialkylcadmium
• dialkylmagnesium
• dialkylmetal
• dialkylmethylamine
• dialkylthiourea
• dialkylzinc
• and many, many others