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Where does “semicarbazide” come from?

semicarbazide (English) comes from English semi-, from Latin sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

semicarbazide (English): Any of a class or organic nitrogen compounds...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class or organic nitrogen compounds...

Ancestry of “semicarbazide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
2Latinsēmi-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

Words derived from “semicarbazide”

  • thiosemicarbazide
  • isothiosemicarbazide
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