English Explanatory Dictionary

desmethyl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. From which a methyl group has been removed

Word forms

desmethyl

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English des- English des- Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθῠ (méthŭ) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English desmethyl From des- + methyl.

Derived words

delorazepam demeclocycline demecycline demegestone desethylamiodarone desipramine desmethyldoxylamine desmethylselegiline desmethylsterol desmethylxanthohumol estazolam
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