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Where does “phenylpyrrole” come from?

phenylpyrrole (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,...

phenylpyrrole (English): Any of three isomeric phenyl derivatives of...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric phenyl derivatives of...

Ancestry of “phenylpyrrole”, 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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