Etymology

binaphthol

B3I1N1A1P3H4T1H4O1L1

Today it means: Any of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis Full definition →

English naphthol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  7. Old Persian*naftah
  8. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  9. Latinnaphtha
  10. Englishnaphtha
  11. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  12. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  13. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  14. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  15. Medieval Latinalcoho
  16. Middle Englishalcofol
  17. Englishalcohol
  18. Englishnaphthol
  19. English todaybinaphthol

From bi- + naphthol.

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