Where does “proprochiral” come from?
proprochiral (English) comes from English prochiral, from English chiral, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل.
proprochiral (English): Describing an achiral compound that can be...
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- Describing an achiral compound that can be...
Ancestry of “proprochiral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prochiral | having two constitutionally identical ligands ,... |
| 2 | English | chiral | that exhibits chirality |
| 3 | English | -ál | — |
| 4 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 5 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 6 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 7 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 9 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 10 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |