Etymology

epoxyethane

E1P3O1X8Y4E1T1H4A1N1E1

Today it means: ethylene oxide Full definition →

English ethane ← German Ethy
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The story

  1. Englishepoxy-
  2. GermanEthy
  3. Englishethyl
  4. Englisheth-
  5. Englishethane
  6. English todayepoxyethane

From epoxy- + ethane.

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