dipodal

D2I1P3O1D2A1L1

adjective

Describing any compound in which two (of the same) functional groups are on two separate chains

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← English di- →
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Meanings

adjectivedipodal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing any compound in which two (of the same) functional groups are on two separate chains

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  9. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  10. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishdipodal

From di- + -podal.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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