photoremovable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)
Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)
Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der.
English photo-
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
Proto-Italic *moweō
Latin moveō
Latin removeō
Old French removoir
Anglo-Norman removerbor.
Middle English removen
English remove
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English removable
English photoremovable

    From photo- + removable.

    Adjective

    photoremovable (comparative more photoremovable, superlative most photoremovable)

    1. (organic chemistry, of a protecting group) That can be photoreleased

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