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Where does “butyrylthiocholine” come from?

butyrylthiocholine (English) comes from English thiocholine, from English choline, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

butyrylthiocholine (English): The butyryl derivative of the thiocholine cation;...

Definitions

  1. The butyryl derivative of the thiocholine cation;...

Ancestry of “butyrylthiocholine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthiocholineA mercapto quaternary ammonium compound with...
2EnglishcholineA hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with...
3Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
4Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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