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Where does “thiodiglycol” come from?

thiodiglycol (English) comes from English glycol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل, from Akkadian guḫlum.

thiodiglycol (English): A viscous, clear to pale-yellow liquid used as a...

Definitions

  1. A viscous, clear to pale-yellow liquid used as a...

Ancestry of “thiodiglycol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglycolAny aliphatic diol; A thick, colourless liquid,...
2English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
3EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
4FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
5Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—
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