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Where does “trifluoromethylphenyl” come from?

trifluoromethylphenyl (English) comes from English phenyl, from French phényle, from French -yle, from Ancient Greek Ὕλη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

trifluoromethylphenyl (English): Any of three isomeric trifluoromethyl derivatives...

Definitions

  1. Any of three isomeric trifluoromethyl derivatives...

Ancestry of “trifluoromethylphenyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylA univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived...
2Frenchphénylephenyl
3French-yle—
4Ancient GreekὝλη—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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