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Where does “heptanoic” come from?

heptanoic (English) comes from English heptane, from English hept- — Alternative form of hepta- used before a vowel.

heptanoic (English): of or pertaining to heptanoic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to heptanoic acid or its...

Ancestry of “heptanoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheptaneAny of the nine isomers of the saturated...
2Englishhept-Alternative form of hepta- used before a vowel

Words derived from “heptanoic”

  • heptanoate
Every word from English hept- →