Etymology

heterochain

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Today it means: Used attributively to describe polymers in which the main chain consists of atoms of more than one element Full definition →

English chain ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishchain
  7. English todayheterochain

From hetero- + chain.

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