Etymology

monothioglycerol

Today it means: Either of two isomeric compounds formally derived from glycerol by replacing one hydroxyl group by a thiol group Full definition →

English glycerol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  8. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  9. Englishthio-
  10. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  11. Frenchglycérine
  12. Englishglycerine
  13. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  14. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  15. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  16. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  17. Medieval Latinalcoho
  18. Middle Englishalcofol
  19. Englishalcohol
  20. Englishglycerol
  21. English todaymonothioglycerol

From mono- + thio- + glycerol.

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