Etymology

isoquinolinyl

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Today it means: An isomer of the quinolinyl radical derived from isoquinolinol Full definition →

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

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishquinine
  4. Englishquinoline
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishquinolinyl
  8. English todayisoquinolinyl

From iso- + quinolinyl.

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