Where does “naphthoresorcinol” come from?
naphthoresorcinol (English) comes from English resorcinol, from English orcinol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل — kohl, antimony paste.
naphthoresorcinol (English): A white crystalline chemical compound, 1,3-dihydroxynaphthalene, used as a reagent, especially for the detection of glucuronic acid and its derivatives
Definitions
- A white crystalline chemical compound, 1,3-dihydroxynaphthalene, used as a reagent, especially for the detection of glucuronic acid and its derivatives
Ancestry of “naphthoresorcinol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resorcinol | The diphenol meta-dihydroxy benzene, used as a... |
| 2 | English | orcinol | A natural phenolic organic compound that occurs... |
| 3 | English | -ol | An alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily... |
| 4 | English | alcohol | Any of a class of organic compounds containing a... |
| 5 | French | alcohol | Alternative spelling of alcool |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | alcohol | powdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,... |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |