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noun
The univalent radical NC-CH2-CO- derived from cyanoacetic acid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῠᾰ́νεος (kŭắneos)der. English cyano- Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱéh1yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acetyl English cyanoacetyl From cyano- + acetyl.
