heteroring

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noun

A heterocyclic ring, especially in a compound that also contains one or more benzene ring

OriginEnglish ring ← Middle English ryng ← Old English hring →
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Meanings

nounheteroring (plural heterorings)

plural heterorings

  1. chemistryA heterocyclic ring, especially in a compound that also contains one or more benzene ring

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*hring
  7. Old Englishhring
  8. Middle Englishryng
  9. Englishring
  10. Englishheteroring

From hetero- + ring.

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