Etymology

alkylresorcinol

A1L1K5Y4L1R1E1S1O1R1C3I1N1O1L1

Today it means: A phenolic lipid composed of long aliphatic chains and resorcinol-type phenolic rings. Full definition →

English resorcinol ← French orcine ← New Latin orcina
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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. Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
  12. Latinrēsīna
  13. Old Frenchrésine
  14. Middle Englishresyn
  15. Englishresin
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  18. Proto-Italic*ausis
  19. Latinauris
  20. Latinauricula
  21. Latinōricula
  22. Italianoricello
  23. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  24. Old Catalanorxella
  25. Old Frenchorchel
  26. Frenchorseille
  27. Dutchorseille
  28. New Latinorcina
  29. Frenchorcine
  30. Englishorcin
  31. Englishalcohol
  32. Englishorcinol
  33. Englishresorcinol
  34. English todayalkylresorcinol

From alkyl + resorcinol.

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