English
aldol
From aldehyde + -ol (“alcohol”).
Formed from aldehyde + -ol ‘alcohol’
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
German Aldehyd
English aldehyde
Today it means
noun Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position
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Etymograph / aldol