Where does “adenine” come from?

Adenine comes from German Adenin, which uses the Latin suffix -inus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos and -no-.

adenine (English): A base, CHN, found in certain glands and tissues,...

Definitions

  1. A base, CHN, found in certain glands and tissues,...

Ancestry of “adenine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAdeninadenine
2Ancient Greekἀδήνgland

Words derived from “adenine

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀδήνEvery word from German Adenin
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