Where does “trihydroxylation” come from?

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

trihydroxylation (English): hydroxylation at three sites in a molecule

Definitions

  1. hydroxylation at three sites in a molecule

Ancestry of “trihydroxylation”, step by step

trihydroxylation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydroxylation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxylationThe introduction of a hydroxyl group into a...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ationation
5Latin-ātiō
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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