English
phytol
From phyto- + -ol.
A compound of phyto- + -ol
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- ‘to be, become, grow, appear’
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Proto-Hellenic *pʰúyō
Ancient Greek φῠ́ω ‘to bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow’
Ancient Greek φῠτός ‘natural’
Ancient Greek φῠτόν ‘plant’
English phyto-
Today it means
noun The diterpenoid alcohol (2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, derived from chlorophyll.
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Etymograph / phytol