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Where does “spirohydantoin” come from?

spirohydantoin (English) comes from English hydantoin, from English hydrogenation, from English -ation, from Middle English -acioun, from Old French -ation, from Latin -ātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

spirohydantoin (English): Any of a family of spiro compounds derived from...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of spiro compounds derived from...

Ancestry of “spirohydantoin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydantoinThe heterocycle "imidazolidine-2,4-dione" derived...
2EnglishhydrogenationThe chemical reaction of hydrogen with another...
3English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
4Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
5Old French-ation-ation
6Latin-ātiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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