Etymology

quinolinyl

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Today it means: The radical derived from quinoline Full definition →

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

  1. Englishquinine
  2. Englishquinoline
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. English todayquinolinyl

From quinoline + -yl.

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