Etymograph

English

iodobutane

From iodo- + butane.

Formed from iodo- + butane

Proto-Hellenic *wion

Ancient Greek ἴον ‘violet, namely sweet violet’

Ancient Greek ἰοειδής ‘violet’

English iodo-

Today it means

noun Any of several isomeric compounds formally produced from a butane by replacing a hydrogen atom with one of iodine

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Etymograph / iodobutane