Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A univalent group, such as ethyl or propyl, having the general formula CnH2n+1.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A generic name applied to any alcohol radical, such as methyl (CH3), ethyl (C2H5), propyl (C3H7), etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Any of a
series ofunivalent radicals of thegeneral formula CnH2n+1 derived fromaliphatic hydrocarbons .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Indeed, the contamination, such as alkyl mercury and dioxins, commonly found with DHA production from marine fishes, stimulated us to search for new ways to produce worry-free DHA.
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I can find no legitimate references to the use of metallic, inorganic, or organic silver compounds as a sanitizer, disinfectant, or sterilizing agent. quaternary ammonium chloride compounds - Mixtures of compounds such as alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dioctyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and octyl decyl dimethyl ammonium chloride are very commonly used as surface sanitizer; if you look at your household cleaners that claim disinfecting properties, there's a high percentage chance that you'll find a "quat".
Question ;Microdyne 2004
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Two semesters of organic chemistry later, I decided that medicine is best left to those that don't mix up alkyl halide reactions.
Lesley Ryder: After Hamilton, Chasing a Dream Lesley Ryder 2011
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The Gujarat refinery, which commissioned Indian Oil's first petrochemical plant that makes linear alkyl benzene, used in detergents, is considering setting up a paraxylene and purified teraphthalic acid plant, which is used to make polyester.
Indian Oil to Expand Refining Capacity Rakesh Sharma 2011
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Two semesters of organic chemistry later, I decided that medicine is best left to those that don't mix up alkyl halide reactions.
Lesley Ryder: After Hamilton, Chasing a Dream Lesley Ryder 2011
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This provided evidence that alkyl mercury penetrates the placental barrier in humans.
Materials flow of mercury in the economies of the United States and the world USGS 2009
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The type of mercury in vaccines, ethylmercury, is a short chain alkyl mercury compund.
CA Study Cites Chemicals in the Home as Possible Autism Trigger 2009
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Treated with caustic soda (found in lye) and sulfuric acid, alkyl benzene helps detergent penetrate soiled clothing more effectively than soap.
Household Appliances 2008
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The active ingredient in detergent is the petrochemical alkyl benzene.
Household Appliances 2008
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Listed are several of these oxidizing reactions. alcohol dehydrogenation aldehyde dehydrogenation alkyl/acyclic hydroxylation aromatic hydroxylation deamination desulfuration
Biotransformation 2008
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