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Where does “bromoperoxidase” come from?

bromoperoxidase (English) comes from English peroxidase, from English peroxide, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō — sharp.

bromoperoxidase (English): Any enzyme that, in the presence of hydrogen...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that, in the presence of hydrogen...

Ancestry of “bromoperoxidase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperoxidaseAny of a class of enzymes that act on substrates...
2Englishperoxidea divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen...
3EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
4FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
5Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
6Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
7Latinaceō—
8Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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