Definition of "dialkyl" []

• Two alkyl groups in a compound (noun)
• Any compound containing two alkyl groups (noun)

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• "Phthalate molecules are ring-shaped and composed of esters (dialkyl) of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid (Figure 1)."
• "Their physical properties are determined by the length and branching of the dialkyl side chains."
• "This she began for part II Chemistry, working with H.M. Powell, as his first research student on thallium dialkyl halides, after a brief summer visit to Professor Victor Goldschmidt's laboratory in"