azidoalcohol

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noun

Any alcohol that also has an azido group (typically on an adjacent carbon atom to the hydroxyl group)

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

nounazidoalcohol (plural azidoalcohols)

plural azidoalcohols

  1. chemistryAny alcohol that also has an azido group (typically on an adjacent carbon atom to the hydroxyl group)

Origin

  1. Englishazido-
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Medieval Latinalcoho
  7. Middle Englishalcofol
  8. Englishalcohol
  9. Englishazidoalcohol

From azido- + alcohol.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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