Etymology

picryl

P3I1C3R1Y4L1

Today it means: The univalent radical, analogous to phenyl, derived from picric acid Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English picric
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The story

  1. Englishpicric
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. English todaypicryl

From picric + -yl.

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