binaphthol

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noun

Any of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis

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

nounbinaphthol (plural binaphthols)

plural binaphthols

  1. chemistryAny of several phenols derived from binaphthalene, but especially 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol used in asymmetric synthesis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  7. Old Persian*naftah
  8. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  9. Latinnaphtha
  10. Englishnaphtha
  11. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  12. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  13. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  14. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  15. Medieval Latinalcoho
  16. Middle Englishalcofol
  17. Englishalcohol
  18. Englishnaphthol
  19. Englishbinaphthol

From bi- + naphthol.

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APA

binaphthol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binaphthol

MLA

“binaphthol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binaphthol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binaphthol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binaphthol.

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