Etymology

bromophenol

B3R1O1M3O1P3H4E1N1O1L1

Today it means: Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine Full definition →

English phenol ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  9. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  10. Frenchphène
  11. Englishphenol
  12. English todaybromophenol

From bromo- + phenol.

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