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ALKYLATING
Definition of ALKYLATING
verb
present participle and gerund of alkylate
verb
To add one or more alkyl groups to a compound, especially by reacting with an alkylating agent
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Word DNA
ALKYLATING inherits its ancestry from its root, ALKYLATE.
How it is built
Same root, ALKYLATE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ALKYLATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 173, 9 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALKYLATING starts with A and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AAGIKLLNTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once.
Words that start ALKYLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALKYLATING?
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