Dealkylate

/diːˈælkɪleɪt/ verb

Definition

To remove an alkyl group (a hydrocarbon chain) from a chemical compound.

Etymology

From de- (remove) plus alkyl (from alkali) plus -ate (chemical verb suffix). Created in organic chemistry in the 20th century for molecular manipulation.

Kelly Says

Dealkylation is how your liver breaks down many medications and toxins—cells add enzymes to strip alkyl chains off molecules, making them easier to eliminate from your body, which is why some drugs work faster or slower in different people.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አልክል ማስወገድ
al-kil ma-s-wo-ged
ARالعربية
إزالة الألكيل
i-za-lah al-al-keel
BNবাংলা
অ্যালকাইল অপসারণ
al-kai-l op-sa-ron
CACatalà
desalkilar
de-sal-ki-lar
CSČeština
dealkylační
de-al-ky-la-tsee-nee
DADansk
dealkylering
de-al-kee-le-ring
DEDeutsch
Entalkylation
en-tal-ki-la-tion
ELΕλληνικά
αποαλκυλίωση
a-po-al-kee-lee-oh-see
ESEspañol
desalquilar
des-al-kee-lar
FAفارسی
dealkylation
de-al-ki-la-syon
FISuomi
dealkylointi
de-al-ky-lo-in-ti
FRFrançais
désalkyler
dez-al-kee-ler
GUGU
અલ્કીલ દૂર કરો
al-kee-l doo-roo ka-ro
HAHA
tashi al-kiil
ta-she al-kee-l
HEעברית
הסרת אלקילי
his-rat al-kee-lee
HIहिन्दी
अल्‍कीलीकरण को हटाना
al-kee-lee-karan ko ha-taa-na
HUMagyar
dealkilálás
de-al-ki-la-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
dealkilasi
de-al-ki-la-see
IGIG
kwụọ alkyl
kwoo al-kil
ITItaliano
desalchilarsi
de-sal-kee-la-ree-see
JA日本語
脱アルキル化
datsu-arukiru-ka
KKKK
алкілді алу
al-kil-di a-lu
KMKM
បោះបង់អាល់គីល
boh-bong al-kee-l
KO한국어
탈알킬화
thal-al-kil-hwa
MRMR
अल्‍कील हटाणे
al-kee-l ha-taan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
dealkilasi
de-al-ki-la-see
MYမြန်မာ
အလ်ကီလ ဖယ်ရှင်း
a-l-kee-l fey-shing
NLNederlands
dealkyleren
de-al-kee-le-ren
NONorsk
dealkylering
de-al-kee-le-ring
PAPA
ਅਲਕੀਲ ਹਟਾ
al-kee-l hat-ta
PLPolski
dealkilować
de-al-ki-lo-vat'
PTPortuguês
desalquilatar
des-al-kee-la-tar
RORomână
dealkilare
de-al-ki-la-re
RUРусский
деалкилировать
de-al-ki-li-ro-vat'
SVSvenska
dealkylering
de-al-kee-le-ring
SWKiswahili
kuondoa kikundi cha alkyl
koo-ondo-a ki-ku-ndi cha al-kil
TAதமிழ்
அல்கைல் நீக்கம்
al-kai-l nee-ka-m
TEతెలుగు
అల్కైల్ తొలగించండి
al-kai-l tho-la-gin-chan-di
THไทย
การกำจัดกลุ่มอะल्किल
garan kam-datt khlueng al-kil
TLTL
pag-alis ng alkyl
pa-ga-lis ng al-kil
TRTürkçe
dealkilasyon
de-al-ki-la-syon
UKУкраїнська
деалкілювати
de-al-ki-lyu-vat'
URاردو
الکیلیकरण کو ہٹانا
al-kee-lee-karan ko hat-na
VITiếng Việt
tháo alkyl hóa
thao al-kil hoa
YOYO
ṣẹ́ẹ́rẹ́ alíkí
she-e-re al-ee-kee
ZH中文
脱烷基化
tuō-àn-jī-huà
ZUZU
ukususa umhlanzi wokuthi alkyl
oo-ku-su-sa um-hlan-zi wokuthi al-kil

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