Definitions for alkylation

alkylation al·kyl·a·tion

Spelling: [al-kuh-ley-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌæl kəˈleɪ ʃən/

Alkylation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 352 anagrams from letters in alkylation (aaikllnoty).

Definitions for alkylation

noun

  1. the replacement of a hydrogen atom in an organic compound by an alkyl group.
  2. the addition of a paraffin to an olefin, done in the manufacture of gasoline.

Origin of alkylation

First recorded in 1895-1900; alkyl + -ation

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