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Where does “trihydroxybenzoate” come from?

trihydroxybenzoate (English) comes from English trihydroxybenzoic acid, from English trihydroxy, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

trihydroxybenzoate (English): Any salt or ester of a trihydroxybenzoic acid

Definitions

  1. Any salt or ester of a trihydroxybenzoic acid

Ancestry of “trihydroxybenzoate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrihydroxybenzoic acid—
2EnglishtrihydroxyThree hydroxy groups in a molecule
3EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
4EnglishOxy—
5EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
6Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
7Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
8Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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