Etymology

alkanethiolate

A1L1K5A1N1E1T1H4I1O1L1A1T1E1

Today it means: A thiolate anion derived from an alkane. Full definition →

English thiolate ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. GermanAlk(ohol)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  9. GermanAlkyl
  10. Germanalk-
  11. GermanAlkan
  12. Englishalkane
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  15. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  16. Englishthio-
  17. Medieval Latinalcoho
  18. Middle Englishalcofol
  19. Englishalcohol
  20. Englishthiol
  21. Englishthiolate
  22. English todayalkanethiolate

From alkane + thiolate.

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