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Where does “phosphomonoester” come from?

phosphomonoester (English) comes from English monoester, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

phosphomonoester (English): A monoester of phosphoric acid

Definitions

  1. A monoester of phosphoric acid

Ancestry of “phosphomonoester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoesterAn ester of a polyhydric alcohol or a...
2EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
3GermanEsterester
4LatinEsthēr—
5Ancient GreekἘσθήρ—
6Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →