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Where does “benzimidazolium” come from?

benzimidazolium (English) comes from English benzimidazole, from English imidazole, from English azole, from English -ole, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol.

benzimidazolium (English): The cation formed by protonating benzimidazole;...

Definitions

  1. The cation formed by protonating benzimidazole;...

Ancestry of “benzimidazolium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzimidazoleA bicyclic heterocycle containing a benzene ring...
2EnglishimidazoleA heterocyclic organic compound containing two...
3EnglishazoleAny of a class of five-membered unsaturated...
4English-oleA diminutive suffix referring to small parts of...
5English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
6EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
7FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
8Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
9Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
10Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
11Akkadianguḫlum—
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