Etymology

polyisocyanate

P3O1L1Y4I1S1O1C3Y4A1N1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any compound containing multiple isocyanate functional groups Full definition →

English isocyanate ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishisocyanate
  6. English todaypolyisocyanate

From poly- + isocyanate.

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