adj :  of, relating to, or being an alkyl < mercurials attack the brain cells -L. J. Goldwater> 
, n 1  :  a univalent aliphatic radical C_nH_2n+1 (as methyl) : broadly  :  a univalent aliphatic, aromatic-aliphatic, or alicyclic hydrocarbon radical  2  :  a compound of one or more alkyl groups with a metal .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  al·ka·li 
 
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