Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
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Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, oil”) + -yl. So called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine.
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- Unspecified derivation mentionἔλαιονgrc
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