Etymology

acetylisoquinoline

Today it means: An acetyl derivative of isoquinoline whose thiosemicarbazones are antimalarial agents Full definition →

English isoquinoline ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Latinacēscō
  6. Latinacētum
  7. Englishaceto-
  8. Englishacet-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishacetyl
  12. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  13. Englishiso-
  14. Englishquinine
  15. Englishquinoline
  16. Englishisoquinoline
  17. English todayacetylisoquinoline

From acetyl + isoquinoline.

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