naphthotriazole

N1A1P3H4T1H4O1T1R1I1A1Z10O1L1E1

noun

Either of two aromatic heterocycles consisting of a triazole ring fused to a naphthalene moiety

OriginEnglish triazole ← French azote ← Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) →
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Meanings

nounnaphthotriazole (plural naphthotriazoles)

plural naphthotriazoles

  1. chemistryEither of two aromatic heterocycles consisting of a triazole ring fused to a naphthalene moiety

Origin

  1. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  2. Old Persian*naftah
  3. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  4. Latinnaphtha
  5. Englishnaphtha
  6. Englishnaphtho-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  9. Proto-Italic*tri-
  10. Latintri-
  11. Englishtri-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*né
  13. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  15. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  18. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  19. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  20. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  21. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  22. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  23. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  24. Frenchazote
  25. Englishazote
  26. Englishazo-
  27. Englishazole
  28. Englishtriazole
  29. Englishnaphthotriazole

From naphtho- + triazole.

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Chicago

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