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Where does “monododecyl” come from?

monododecyl (English) comes from English dodecyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

monododecyl (English): A single dodecyl group in a compound

Definitions

  1. A single dodecyl group in a compound

Ancestry of “monododecyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdodecylthe aliphatic univalent radical CH-; lauryl; of,...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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