Etymology

bromoketone

B3R1O1M3O1K5E1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: Any brominated derivative of a ketone Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← French brome
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. GermanKeton
  7. Englishketone
  8. English todaybromoketone

From bromo- + ketone.

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