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Where does “cyanopropyl” come from?

cyanopropyl (English) comes from English propyl, from French propylique, from French -yle, from Ancient Greek Ὕλη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

cyanopropyl (English): Any of three isomeric univalent radicals in which...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric univalent radicals in which...

Ancestry of “cyanopropyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpropylEither of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2Frenchpropylique—
3French-yle—
4Ancient GreekὝλη—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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