Etymology

stereochemical

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to stereochemistry Full definition →

English chemical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← New Latin chēmicus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  6. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  7. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  8. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  9. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  10. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  11. New Latinchēmia
  12. New Latinchēmicus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishchemical
  16. English todaystereochemical

From stereo- + chemical.

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