polyhaloalkane en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls Ancient Greek ᾰ̔́λς (hắls)der. English halo- Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. German Alk(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Alkyl German alk- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. German -an German Alkanbor. English alkane English polyhaloalkane From poly- + halo- + alkane.
Meanings
- Any of very many aliphatic organic compounds derived from a hydrocarbon by the replacement of two or more hydrogen atoms with those of a halogen
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polyhaloalkanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |