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Where does “pentadecenoic” come from?

pentadecenoic (English) comes from English pentadecene, from English -ene, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

pentadecenoic (English): Relating to pentadecenoic acid or its derivatives

Definitions

  1. Relating to pentadecenoic acid or its derivatives

Ancestry of “pentadecenoic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentadeceneAny unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has...
2English-eneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “pentadecenoic”

  • pentadecenoyl
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