English Explanatory Dictionary

haloalcohol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. halohydrin

Word forms

haloalcohol haloalcohols

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English haloalcohol From halo- + alcohol.

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