Where does “fluoroalkyl” come from?
fluoroalkyl (English) comes from English alkyl, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.
fluoroalkyl (English): An alkyl group in which one or more fluorines...
Definitions
- An alkyl group in which one or more fluorines...
Ancestry of “fluoroalkyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alkyl | Any of a series of univalent radicals of the... |
| 2 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 3 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 5 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 6 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 7 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |