Etymology

alkynamide

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Today it means: Any amide containing an alkyne group Full definition →

English amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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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. Englishalkyne
  12. Egyptianjmn
  13. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  14. LatinAmmōn
  15. Latinammoniacus
  16. Englishammonia
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Englishamide
  19. English todayalkynamide

Blend of alkyne + amide.

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