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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
alkylation
 
SYLLABICATION:al·kyl·a·tion
PRONUNCIATION:  lk-lshn
NOUN: A process in which an alkyl group is added to or substituted in a compound, as in the reaction of alkenes with alkanes to make high-octane fuels.
 
 
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  alkylate alkyne  
 
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