aminoalkanol

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noun

Any amino derivative of an alkanol

OriginEnglish alkanol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounaminoalkanol (plural aminoalkanols)

plural aminoalkanols

  1. chemistryAny amino derivative of an alkanol

Origin

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Englishamino
  9. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  10. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  11. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  12. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  13. Medieval Latinalcoho
  14. GermanAlk(ohol)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. GermanAlkyl
  18. Germanalk-
  19. GermanAlkan
  20. Englishalkane
  21. Medieval Latinalcoho
  22. Middle Englishalcofol
  23. Englishalcohol
  24. Englishalkanol
  25. Englishaminoalkanol

From amino + alkanol.

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APA

aminoalkanol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoalkanol

MLA

“aminoalkanol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoalkanol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminoalkanol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoalkanol.

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