methal

[化] 肉豆蔻醇

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.

    不可数 化学

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (mŭ́ron) Ancient Greek μυρίζειν (murízein) Byzantine Greek μυριστικός (muristikós)der. Late Latin myristicusder. Italian myristicoder. English myristic Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol blend English methal Blend of myristic + ether + alcohol.

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