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Where does “stereochemical” come from?

stereochemical (English) comes from English chemical, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

stereochemical (English): Of or pertaining to stereochemistry

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to stereochemistry

Ancestry of “stereochemical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchemicalOf or relating to chemistry; Of or relating to a...
2English-ál—
3EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
4GermanAldehydaldehyde
5Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
6Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “stereochemical”

  • stereochemically
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