hydroxyethyl

hydroxyethyl

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wed-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥
Proto-Hellenic *údōr
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)lbor.
French hydro-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.
French -gène
French hydrogènebor.
English hydrogen
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)
▲
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
French oxygènebor.
English oxygen
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
blend
English hydroxyl
English hydroxy-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō
Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)
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Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.
Latin aethērbor.
German Äther
German Ether
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Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
German -yl
German Ethylbor.
English ethyl
English hydroxyethyl

    From hydroxy- + ethyl.

    Noun

    hydroxyethyl (plural hydroxyethyls)

    1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical HO-CH2-CH2- derived from ethylene glycol

    Derived terms

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