Etymology

monoetherate

M3O1N1O1E1T1H4E1R1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any compound having a single etherate group Full definition →

English etherate ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishetherate
  5. English todaymonoetherate

From mono- + etherate.

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