Etymology

deconjugation

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Today it means: Any reaction that disrupts a system of conjugated double bonds leading to loss of conjugation Full definition →

English conjugation ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishconjugation
  8. English todaydeconjugation

From de- + conjugation.

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