desmethyl

desmethyl

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English des-
English des-
Proto-Indo-European *médʰu
Proto-Hellenic *métʰu
Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Methylbor.
English methyl
English desmethyl

    From des- + methyl.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    desmethyl (not comparable)

    1. (organic chemistry, in combination) From which a methyl group has been removed

    Derived terms

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