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Where does “hydrobilobol” come from?

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

hydrobilobol (English): A particular resorcinolic lipid

Definitions

  1. A particular resorcinolic lipid

Ancestry of “hydrobilobol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbilobolAn alkylresorcinol and strong skin irritant found...
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—
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