Hemellitene

/ˈhɛməlɪtiːn/ noun

Definition

A hydrocarbon compound found in certain coal tars or produced synthetically, used in some chemical and industrial processes.

Etymology

From Greek haima (blood) + Latin mellitum (honeyed, sweet) or a variant spelling of a chemical compound name. The exact etymology is unclear, as this is an obsolete or highly specialized chemical term.

Kelly Says

Some chemistry terms have mysterious origins because they were named by researchers in the 1800s-1900s using Latin, Greek, and experimental naming systems that don't always make sense today—'hemellitene' is one of those survivors.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄመልሊቲን
hee-mel-li-tin
ARالعربية
هيمليتيني
he-me-li-ti-nee
BNবাংলা
হেমেলিতিন
he-me-li-tin
CACatalà
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
CSČeština
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
DADansk
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
DEDeutsch
Hemellitene
heh-mel-li-tee-neh
ELΕλληνικά
ηαιμελιτιδίνη
eh-me-li-ti-dee-nee
ESEspañol
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
FAفارسی
هیملتیین
heem-li-teen
FISuomi
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
FRFrançais
hémellitidine
eh-mel-li-ti-deen
GUGU
હેમલિટીન
heh-mel-li-teen
HAHA
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
HEעברית
הֶמְלִיטִין
heh-mel-li-teen
HIहिन्दी
हेमेलिटीन
he-me-li-teen
HUMagyar
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
IGIG
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
ITItaliano
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
JA日本語
ヘメ lliチーン
he-me-lli-tee-n
KKKK
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
KMKM
ហេម៉េលីតីន
heem-me-li-tee-n
KO한국어
헤멜리티네
he-mel-li-ti-ne
MRMR
हेमेलिटीन
he-me-li-teen
MSBahasa Melayu
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲမလီတိန်း
hee-mel-li-teen
NLNederlands
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
NONorsk
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
PAPA
ਹੇਮਲਿਟੀਨ
heem-li-teen
PLPolski
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
PTPortuguês
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
RORomână
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
RUРусский
гемеллитиден
gema-lli-ti-den
SVSvenska
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
SWKiswahili
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
TAதமிழ்
ஹெமெலிட்டீன்
he-me-li-tee-n
TEతెలుగు
హెమెలిటిన్
he-me-li-tin
THไทย
เฮเมลลิทีน
heh-me-li-teen
TLTL
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
TRTürkçe
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
UKУкраїнська
гемеллітиден
gema-lli-ti-den
URاردو
ہیملٹین
heem-li-teen
VITiếng Việt
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
YOYO
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh
ZH中文
己美利丁
jǐ mělì dīng
ZUZU
hemellitene
he-mel-li-te-neh

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