endoperoxide

endoperoxide

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm
Proto-Hellenic *éndon
Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der.
English endo-
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Italic *per
Latin perbor.
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
Proto-Italic *peri-
Latin per-bor.
English per-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
French oxygène
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Latin aceō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin acidusbor.
French acide
blend
French oxidebor.
English oxide
English peroxide
English endoperoxide

    From endo- + peroxide.

    Noun

    endoperoxide (plural endoperoxides)

    1. (chemistry, biochemistry) Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.
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