Meanings
noundamnacanthal (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn anthraquinone aldehyde present in noni.
Origin
- taxonomic nameDamnacanthus
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Latinalcohol
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latinde-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- GermanAldehyd
- Englishaldehydeclip.
- Englishdamnacanthal
From taxonomic name Damnacanthus + English -al (“aldehyde”).
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APA
damnacanthal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damnacanthal
MLA
“damnacanthal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damnacanthal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “damnacanthal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damnacanthal.
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