mesyl

mesyl · noun¹

Contraction of methylsulfonyl.

mesyl · adjective, noun²

1. Late Latin · derived frommisellus“leper”
2. Old French · derived frommesel“leprous, leper”
3. Norman · derived frommesel“leprous, leper”
4. Middle English · inherited frommesel“leprous, leper”
5. English todaymesyl

From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.

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