desmethyl en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ 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.
Meanings
- (in-compounds, not-comparable) From which a methyl group has been removed
Deriveds
demecycline · desethylamiodarone · desmethylsterol · demegestone · demeclocycline · desipramine · estazolam · desmethylselegiline · desmethyldoxylamine · desmethylxanthohumol · delorazepam