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Where does “isobenzofuran” come from?

isobenzofuran (English) comes from English benzofuran, from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول.

isobenzofuran (English): The isomer of benzofuran "2-benzofuran"

Definitions

  1. The isomer of benzofuran "2-benzofuran"

Ancestry of “isobenzofuran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzofuranAny of a class of bicyclic heterocycles...
2EnglishfuranAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
3EnglishfurfuralA heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it...
4English-ál—
5EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
6GermanAldehydaldehyde
7Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
8Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
9Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
10Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
11Akkadianguḫlum—
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