oligobenzamide

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noun

Any compound that has several benzamide moieties

OriginEnglish benzamide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
Scrabble 29
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Meanings

nounoligobenzamide (plural oligobenzamides)

plural oligobenzamides

  1. chemistryAny compound that has several benzamide moieties

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  7. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  8. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  9. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  10. Old Javanesejawa
  11. Old JavaneseJawi
  12. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  13. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  14. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  15. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  16. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  17. Catalanbenjuí
  18. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  19. Englishbenzoin
  20. Englishbenzo-
  21. Englishbenz-
  22. Egyptianjmn
  23. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  24. LatinAmmōn
  25. Latinammoniacus
  26. Englishammonia
  27. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  28. Englishamide
  29. Englishbenzamide
  30. Englisholigobenzamide

From oligo- + benzamide.

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APA

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Chicago

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