Etymology

benzoflavone

B3E1N1Z10O1F4L1A1V4O1N1E1

Today it means: Any compound whose structure is that of a flavone with a benzene ring fused to it Full definition →

English flavone ← German Keton ← Latin flāvus
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Latinflāvus
  20. GermanKeton
  21. Englishketone
  22. Englishflavone
  23. English todaybenzoflavone

From benzo- + flavone.

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