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phenylalkane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any phenyl derivative of an alkane

Word forms

phenylalkane phenylalkanes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. German Alkohol ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Alkyl German alk- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. German -an German Alkanbor. English alkane English phenylalkane From phenyl + alkane.

Related words

alkylbenzene
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