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Where does “geranyl” come from?

geranyl (English) comes from English geraniol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

geranyl (English): A univalent radical derived from geraniol

Definitions

  1. A univalent radical derived from geraniol

Ancestry of “geranyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeraniolA monoterpenoid alcohol found in the essential...
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
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “geranyl”

  • geranylgeranyl
  • geranylgeranylation
  • geranylgeranyltransferase
  • geranylgeraniol
  • geranylation
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