English
nonyl
From nonane + -yl.
A compound of nonane + -yl
Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós
Proto-Italic *nowenos ‘ninth’
Latin nōnus ‘ninth’
English nonane
Today it means
noun Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₉H₁₉, formally derived from nonane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
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Etymograph / nonyl