Where does “adenase” come from?

adenase (English) comes from English adenine, from German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν — gland.

adenase (English): An enzyme found especially in animal tissue that...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme found especially in animal tissue that...

Ancestry of “adenase”, step by step

adenase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English adenine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadenineA base, CHN, found in certain glands and tissues,...
2GermanAdeninadenine
3Ancient Greekἀδήνgland

via English ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹoffender
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀδήν →
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