Etymology

carbenoxolone

C3A1R1B3E1N1O1X8O1L1O1N1E1

Today it means: A synthetic derivative of glycyrrhizinic acid having the chemical formula C₃₄H₅₀O₇; used as a drug for treatment of various conditions including esophageal inflammation. Full definition →

English enoxolone ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishcarbonyl
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  12. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  13. Frenchhydro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  16. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  17. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  18. Frenchhydrogène
  19. Englishhydrogen
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  22. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  23. Frenchoxygène
  24. Englishoxygen
  25. Englishhydroxyl
  26. Englishcarboxyl
  27. Englishcarb(oxy)
  28. Englishenoxolone
  29. English todaycarbenoxolone

From carb(oxy) + enoxolone.

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