alkoxymethyl

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noun

Any alkoxy derivative of a methyl group R-O-CH₂-

OriginEnglish methyl ← German Methy ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
Scrabble 34
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Meanings

nounalkoxymethyl (plural alkoxymethyls)

plural alkoxymethyls

  1. especiallyin compoundschemistryAny alkoxy derivative of a methyl group R-O-CH₂-

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. Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
  19. Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
  20. Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
  21. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  22. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  23. GermanMethy
  24. Englishmethyl
  25. Englishalkoxymethyl

From alkoxy + methyl.

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APA

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