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Where does “biguanide” come from?

biguanide (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

biguanide (English): The compound "imidodicarbonimidic diamide"...

Definitions

  1. The compound "imidodicarbonimidic diamide"...

Ancestry of “biguanide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiBisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk...
2EnglishbicepsAny muscle having two heads; Specifically, the...
3Latinbicepsdouble-headed, having two heads; having two...
4Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
5Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
6Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
7Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
8Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “biguanide”

  • bisbiguanide
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