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Where does “photocycloreversion” come from?

photocycloreversion (English) comes from English cycloreversion, from English reversion, from Old French reversion, from Latin reversio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

photocycloreversion (English): photochemical cycloreversion

Definitions

  1. photochemical cycloreversion

Ancestry of “photocycloreversion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcycloreversionThe reversal of any cycloaddition reaction;...
2EnglishreversionThe action of reverting something; The action of...
3Old Frenchreversionreturn; act of going back; return; act of giving...
4LatinreversioThe act of turning back , return; The act of...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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