Etymology

dimethylbenzanthracene

Today it means: Any of several isomeric dimethyl derivatives of benzanthracene, but especially 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene which is a carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbon used in medical research Full definition →

English benzanthracene ← French anthracène ← Middle French benjoin
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  8. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  9. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. GermanMethy
  13. Englishmethyl
  14. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  17. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  18. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  19. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  20. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  21. Old Javanesejawa
  22. Old JavaneseJawi
  23. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  24. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  25. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  26. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  27. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  28. Catalanbenjuí
  29. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  30. Englishbenzoin
  31. Englishbenzo-
  32. Englishbenz-
  33. Frenchanthracène
  34. Englishanthracene
  35. Englishbenzanthracene
  36. English todaydimethylbenzanthracene

From di- + methyl + benzanthracene.

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