alkoxy

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Scrabble points: 20
Words With Friends: 20
Letters: 6

Pronunciation

/ˌælˈkɑk.si/ (US)

Definition of alkoxy

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O⁻, where R is an alkyl group

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Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English alk- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygènebor. English oxygen English -oxy English alkoxy From alk- + -oxy.

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