Where does “dodecanethiol” come from?

dodecanethiol (English) comes from English thiol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum — kohl, antimony paste.

dodecanethiol (English): Any thiol derived from dodecane

Definitions

  1. Any thiol derived from dodecane

Ancestry of “dodecanethiol”, step by step

dodecanethiol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thiol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthiolA univalent organic radical containing a sulphur...
2English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
3EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
4FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
5Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste

via English dodecane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdodecaneAny of very many isomers of the alkane having...
2Englishane
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from Arabic كُحْلEvery word from Arabic كحل
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