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Where does “carboxymethylcellulose” come from?

carboxymethylcellulose (English) comes from English carboxymethyl, from English carboxy, from English carboxyl, from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette.

carboxymethylcellulose (English): The product of the reaction of cellulose with...

Definitions

  1. The product of the reaction of cellulose with...

Ancestry of “carboxymethylcellulose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarboxymethylThe univalent radical -CH-COOH derived from...
2EnglishcarboxyThe carboxyl group
3EnglishcarboxylA univalent functional group consisting of a...
4EnglishcarbonylIn organic chemistry, a divalent functional...
5EnglishcarbonThe chemical element with an atomic number of 6....
6EnglishbudgetThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a...
7Middle Englishbogett—
8Old Frenchbougette—
9Old Frenchbougesack; purse; small bag
10Latinbulgaknapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb
11Gaulishbolgābag, sack
12Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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