dialkyl
nounEtymology From di- + alkyl.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Especially, In compounds Two alkyl groups in a compound
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences 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