different between alkyl vs perfluoroalkyl

English

Noun

alkyl (plural alkyls)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula C_nH_2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons.

Related terms

• alkane
• alkenyl
• alkynyl

Translations

See also

• -yl
• aryl
• methyl
• ethyl
• propyl
• butyl
• amyl, pentyl
• hexyl
• heptyl
• octyl
• nonyl
• decyl
• and so on

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?kil/
• Hyphenation: al?kyl
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

alkyl m (plural alkylen, diminutive alkyltje n)

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

Related terms

• -yl
• alkaan
• alkeen
• alkyn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From alkan +? -yl

Noun

alkyl n (definite singular alkylet, indefinite plural alkyl or alkyler, definite plural alkyla or alkylene)

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

References

• “alkyl” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “alkyl” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From alkan +? -yl

Noun

alkyl n (definite singular alkylet, indefinite plural alkyl, definite plural alkyla)

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

References

• “alkyl” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

alkyl c

1. (organic chemistry) alkyl

Declension

English

Etymology

perfluoro- +? alkyl

Noun

perfluoroalkyl (plural perfluoroalkyls)

1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any perfluoro derivative of an alkyl group

Hypernyms

• fluoroalkyl

Derived terms

• PFAS
• perfluoroalkyl substance

Related terms

• polyfluoroalkyl