English
alkyl
From alc(ohol) + -yl.
Formed from alcohol + yl
Sumerian Sumerian form ‘kohl’
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Aramaic כוחלא
Arabic كُحْل ‘kohl’
Medieval Latin alcohol
Middle English alcofol
English alcohol
Today it means
noun Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.
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Etymograph / alkyl