Etymology

cyanoacetyl

C3Y4A1N1O1A1C3E1T1Y4L1

Today it means: The univalent radical NC-CH₂-CO- derived from cyanoacetic acid Full definition →

English acetyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Latin acētum
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)
  2. Englishcyano-
  3. Latinacēscō
  4. Latinacētum
  5. Englishaceto-
  6. Englishacet-
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englishacetyl
  9. English todaycyanoacetyl

From cyano- + acetyl.

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