alkoxy

See also: Alkoxy

English

Etymology

From alk- +‎ -oxy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăl′-kŏk′-sē
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌælˈkɑk.si/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ɒksi

Noun

alkoxy (plural alkoxys)

1. (organic chemistry) any univalent radical R-O-, or anion R-O^-, where R is an alkyl group

Derived terms

• alkoxyalcohol
• alkoxyaluminum
• alkoxyamine
• alkoxycyclization
• alkoxyl
• alkoxymethyl (and so on)
• alkoxysilane
• aminoalkoxy
• haloalkoxy
• perfluoroalkoxy

Translations

Translations

Chinese: Mandarin: 氧基 (yǎngjī) German: Alkoxy n Italian: alcossi m Portuguese: alcóxi m