Etymology

ketobenzoxazole

K5E1T1O1B3E1N1Z10O1X8A1Z10O1L1E1

Today it means: Any ketone in which the carbonyl group is directly attached to a benzoxazole (typically, to the oxazole ring) Full definition →

English benzoxazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ)
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  1. GermanKeton
  2. Englishketone
  3. Englishketo-
  4. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  8. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  9. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  10. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  11. Old Javanesejawa
  12. Old JavaneseJawi
  13. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  14. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  15. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  16. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  17. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  18. Catalanbenjuí
  19. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  20. Englishbenzoin
  21. Englishbenzo-
  22. Englishoxi-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*né
  24. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  25. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  26. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  27. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  29. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  30. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  31. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  32. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  33. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  34. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  35. Frenchazote
  36. Englishazote
  37. Englishazo-
  38. Englishazole
  39. Englishoxazole
  40. Englishbenzoxazole
  41. English todayketobenzoxazole

From keto- + benzoxazole.

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