nonanal

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What does nonanal mean?

An alkyl aldehyde with a strong fruity or floral odour, used in flavouring and perfumery.

Where does nonanal come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₁newn̥(n)ós Proto-Italic *nowenos Latin nōnus English non- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English nonane Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English nonanal From nonane + -al (“aldehyde”).

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