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Where does “dihydrotanshinone” come from?

dihydrotanshinone (English) comes from English dihydro, from English di-, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dihydrotanshinone (English): A chemical constituent of Salvia miltiorrhiza

Definitions

  1. A chemical constituent of Salvia miltiorrhiza

Ancestry of “dihydrotanshinone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdihydroTwo hydrogen atoms in a molecule
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-—
4Ancient Greekδί-—
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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