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Where does “binaphtholate” come from?

binaphtholate (English) comes from English binaphthol, from English naphthol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

binaphtholate (English): Any metallic salt of a binaphthol, especially one...

Definitions

  1. Any metallic salt of a binaphthol, especially one...

Ancestry of “binaphtholate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbinaphtholAny of several phenols derived from...
2EnglishnaphtholEither of two isomeric phenols derived from...
3English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
4EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
5FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
6Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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