Etymology

alkylnitrate

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Today it means: Any aliphatic nitrate Full definition →

English nitrate ← French nitrate ← 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. Frenchnitrate
  12. Englishnitrate
  13. English todayalkylnitrate

From alkyl + nitrate.

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