Etymology

hydroxybenzoquinone

Today it means: Any of several organic compounds that can be viewed as derivatives of a benzoquinone through replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxyl group. Full definition →

English benzoquinone ← German Keton ← Middle French benjoin
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchhydrogène
  12. Englishhydrogen
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  15. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  16. Frenchoxygène
  17. Englishoxygen
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishhydroxyl
  21. Englishhydroxy-
  22. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  23. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  25. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  26. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  27. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  28. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  29. Old Javanesejawa
  30. Old JavaneseJawi
  31. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  32. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  33. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  34. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  35. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  36. Catalanbenjuí
  37. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  38. Englishbenzoin
  39. Englishbenzo-
  40. Englishquinine
  41. Englishquinic
  42. GermanKeton
  43. Englishketone
  44. Englishquinone
  45. Englishbenzoquinone
  46. English todayhydroxybenzoquinone

From hydroxy- + benzoquinone.

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