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Where does “phenylhydrazine” come from?

phenylhydrazine (English) comes from English phenyl, from French phényle, from French -yle, from Ancient Greek Ὕλη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

phenylhydrazine (English): The phenyl derivative of hydrazine CH-NH-NH; it...

Definitions

  1. The phenyl derivative of hydrazine CH-NH-NH; it...

Ancestry of “phenylhydrazine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylA univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived...
2Frenchphénylephenyl
3French-yle—
4Ancient GreekὝλη—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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