alkoxyalcohol

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noun

Any organic compound of general formula R'-O-ROH, where R and R' represent alkyl or aryl groups.

OriginEnglish alcohol ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) →
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Meanings

nounalkoxyalcohol (plural alkoxyalcohols)

plural alkoxyalcohols

  1. chemistryAny organic compound of general formula R'-O-ROH, where R and R' represent alkyl or aryl groups.

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalcohol
  8. Englishalk-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchoxygène
  16. Englishoxygen
  17. Englishalkoxy
  18. Englishalcohol
  19. Englishalkoxyalcohol

From alkoxy + alcohol.

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APA

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Chicago

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