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ALKYLATION
Definition of ALKYLATION
noun
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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Where it comes from
From alkyl + -ation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ALKYLATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALKYLATION starts with A and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAIKLLNOTY - 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 ALKYLATION?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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