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Where does “arginyl” come from?

arginyl (English) comes from English arginine, from German Arginin, from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις, from Ancient Greek -εις, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

arginyl (English): The univalent radical derived from arginine

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from arginine

Ancestry of “arginyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharginineAn amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...
2GermanArgininarginine
3Ancient Greekἀργινόειςbrightly shining, white
4Ancient Greek-εις-ful
5Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

Words derived from “arginyl”

  • arginylation
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