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Where does “chirally” come from?

chirally (English) comes from English chiral, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

chirally (English): In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a...

Definitions

  1. In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a...

Ancestry of “chirally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchiralthat exhibits chirality
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—
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