bromophenol

bromophenol

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos)
French bromebor.
English brome
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ine
English bromine
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
English bromo-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō
Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der.
French phènebor.
English phenol
English bromophenol

    From bromo- + phenol.

    Noun

    bromophenol (plural bromophenols)

    1. (organic chemistry) Any phenol in which one or more hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by bromine

    Derived terms

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