dialkyl
Definition of dialkyl
: a compound of two alky radicals with a metal zinc dialkyls
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Origin and Etymology of dialkyl
di- + alkyl
dialkyl
Definition of dialkyl
: containing two alkyl groups in the molecule
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Origin and Etymology of dialkyl
di- + alkyl
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