Etymology

monophenol

M3O1N1O1P3H4E1N1O1L1

Today it means: Any compound containing one phenolic hydroxyl group Full definition →

English phenol ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  7. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  8. Frenchphène
  9. Englishphenol
  10. English todaymonophenol

From mono- + phenol.

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