Etymology

pseudorotation

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Today it means: A form of stereoisomerization that appears to have been produced by rotation of a molecule Full definition →

English rotation ← Latin rotātiō ← Proto-Italic *rotā
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*Hreth₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*Hróth₂eh₂
  7. Proto-Italic*rotā
  8. Latinrota
  9. Latinrotō
  10. Latinrotātiō
  11. Englishrotation
  12. English todaypseudorotation

From pseudo- + rotation.

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