Etymology

alkylbenzene

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Today it means: Any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups Full definition →

English benzene ← German Benzin ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. GermanBenzoe
  12. GermanBenzin
  13. Englishbenzine
  14. Englishbenzene
  15. English todayalkylbenzene

From alkyl + benzene.

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