Meanings
adjectivevinylogous (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryOf, pertaining to or containing a vinyl group, specifically used to describe functional groups in which the standard moieties of the group are separated by a carbon–carbon double bond.
Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Bulky electron-withdrawing groups can cause the vinylogous portion of the vinylcarbenoid to become the active electrophilic site, but usually the use of nonpolar solvents can minimize this type of reactivity.
- not comparablechemistryDescribing a homologue of a vinyl compound
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
- Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
- Proto-Italic*wīnom
- Latinvīnum
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishvinyl
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*somHós
- Proto-Hellenic*homós
- Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekὁμόλογος (homólogos)
- Late Latinhomologus
- Englishhomologous
- Englishvinylogous
Blend of vinyl + homologous.
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