Etymology

fluorenyl

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Today it means: A radical or cation derived from fluorene Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English fluorene
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The story

  1. Englishfluorene
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. English todayfluorenyl

From fluorene + -yl.

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