Etymology

bromonaphthalene

Today it means: Either of two isomeric brominated derivatives of naphthalene Full definition →

English naphthalene ← Latin naphtha ← Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)
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  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  7. Old Persian*naftah
  8. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  9. Latinnaphtha
  10. Englishnaphth(a)
  11. Englishnaphthalene
  12. English todaybromonaphthalene

From bromo- + naphthalene.

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