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Where does “haloalkanoic” come from?

haloalkanoic (English) comes from English halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

haloalkanoic (English): Describing any halo- derivative of an aliphatic...

Definitions

  1. Describing any halo- derivative of an aliphatic...

Ancestry of “haloalkanoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōs—
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk
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