English
protodesilylation
From proto- + desilylation.
Formed from proto- + desilylation
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’
English proto-
Today it means
noun Any substitution reaction in which a silyl group is replaced by a hydrogen atom (proton)
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Etymograph / protodesilylation