"cetyl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cetyls [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos)bor. Latin cētus Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cetyl From Latin cētus (“whale”) + English -yl. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|la:cētus<t:whale>|-yl|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos)bor. Latin cētus Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English cetyl [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "any sea-monster or huge fish", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κῆτος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cētus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "French", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swel-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ῡ̔́λη", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-yl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cetyl", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="cetyl"> From Latin cētus (“whale”) + English -yl. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cetyl (plural cetyls)
  1. (organic chemistry) The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes. Derived forms: cetalkonium, cetrimonium, cetyl alcohol, cetylic, cetylpyridinium, cetylstearyl, cetyltriethylammonium, cetyltrimethylammonium Related terms: dodecyl, lauryl, oleyl, stearyl

Inflected forms

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