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Etymology of the English word glycolic

the English word glycolic
using the English suffix -ic
derived from the English word glycol
derived from the English word glycerin
derived from the French word glycérine
derived from the Greek word glukeros, γλυκερός (sweet)
derived from the Greek word glukus, γλυκύς (sweet; sweet (not bitter nor salt))
derived from the English word alcohol
derived from the Latin word alcohol (alcohol)
derived from the Arabic word al-kuhl
derived from the Arabic word al-kuḥl
using the Arabic prefix al-
derived from the Classical Arabic word kuḥl
derived from the English word glycerine
derived from the French word glycerine
derived from the Greek word glukeros, γλυκερός (sweet)
derived from the Greek word glukus, γλυκύς (sweet; sweet (not bitter nor salt))

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