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English word origin

Etymology of mesyl

Contraction of methylsulfonyl.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

The univalent radical CH₃SO₂– of methanesulfonic acid.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Contraction of methylsulfonyl.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

adj

Obsolete form of mesel, in its various senses.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”). Doublet of measles.

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