Usually means: Adding alkyl groups to molecules.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. alkylation: Merriam-Webster
  2. alkylation: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. alkylation: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. alkylation: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Alkylation, alkylation: Wordnik
  6. alkylation: Wiktionary
  7. alkylation: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. alkylation: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. alkylation: Dictionary.com
  10. Alkylation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. alkylation: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. alkylation: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Alkylation (petroleum), alkylation: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. alkylation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. Alkylation (petroleum), alkylation: Medical dictionary

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(Note: See alkylate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (alkylation)

noun:  (organic chemistry) Any reaction in which an alkyl group is added to a molecule; used in the production of high-octane petroleum fuels.

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