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Where does “antitelomerase” come from?

antitelomerase (English) comes from English telomerase, from English telomere, from English mere, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg.

antitelomerase (English): Acting against telomerase

Definitions

  1. Acting against telomerase

Ancestry of “antitelomerase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelomeraseAn enzyme in eukaryotic cells that adds a...
2EnglishtelomereEither of the sequences of DNA at each end of a...
3EnglishmereA body of standing water, such as a lake or a...
4Middle Englishmeremare; mother; sea, lake
5Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
6Old Englishbyriġ—
7Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
8Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
9Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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