furfurylthiol

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noun

A mercaptan derivative of furan that is mainly responsible for the aroma of roasted coffee

OriginEnglish thiol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
Scrabble 25
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Meanings

nounfurfurylthiol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA mercaptan derivative of furan that is mainly responsible for the aroma of roasted coffee

Origin

  1. Latinfurfur
  2. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  3. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  4. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  5. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  6. Latinalcohol
  7. Proto-Indo-European*de
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  9. Proto-Italic*dē
  10. Latindē
  11. Latinde-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  14. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  15. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  16. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  17. GermanAldehyd
  18. Englishaldehydeclip.
  19. Englishfurfural
  20. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  22. Englishfurfuryl
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  24. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  25. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  26. Englishthio-
  27. Medieval Latinalcoho
  28. Middle Englishalcofol
  29. Englishalcohol
  30. Englishthiol
  31. Englishfurfurylthiol

From furfuryl + thiol.

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