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Where does “photodecarboxylation” come from?

photodecarboxylation (English) comes from English decarboxylation, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

photodecarboxylation (English): Any photoinduced reaction that leads to the...

Definitions

  1. Any photoinduced reaction that leads to the...

Ancestry of “photodecarboxylation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecarboxylationThe removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a...
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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