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Where does “picrylhydrazine” come from?

picrylhydrazine (English) comes from English picryl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

picrylhydrazine (English): The organic hydrazine obtained formally by...

Definitions

  1. The organic hydrazine obtained formally by...

Ancestry of “picrylhydrazine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpicrylThe univalent radical, analogous to phenyl,...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “picrylhydrazine”

  • picrylhydrazyl
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