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Where does “dinitrophenyl” come from?

dinitrophenyl (English) comes from English YL, from English young lady — Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic...

dinitrophenyl (English): The univalent radical derived from dinitrophenol

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from dinitrophenol

Ancestry of “dinitrophenyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from English young lady →