Etymology

iminyl

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Today it means: Any of a class of univalent radicals derived from an imine R₂C=N^. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← English imine ← Latin ammoniacus
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  2. LatinAmmōn
  3. Latinammoniacus
  4. Englishammonia
  5. Englishamine
  6. Englishimine
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. English todayiminyl

From imine + -yl.

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