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Noun

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alkylant (plural alkylants)

  1. An alkylant is a chemical compound that can introduce an Alkyl group to another molecule.
    • 2024 January 29, Wikipedia contributors, “Chemical burn”, in English Wikipedia[1], Wikimedia Foundation:
      The main types of irritant and/or corrosive products are: acids, bases, oxidizers / reducing agents, solvents, and alkylants.

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Participle

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alkylant

  1. present participle of alkyler