Describing an organic compound or functional group containing an alkyl group bonded to an oxygen atom (alkyl-O-).
From 'alkyl' (hydrocarbon) + 'oxy' (oxygen). This is a chemical descriptor in nomenclature for oxygen-containing compounds.
Alkyloxy groups appear constantly in nature—they're in essential oils that make flowers smell good and in many medications, yet they have such a technical name that almost no one outside chemistry has heard of them.
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