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Where does “decylmaltoside” come from?

decylmaltoside (English) comes from English maltoside, from English maltose, from English MALT, from Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

decylmaltoside (English): A surfactant whose structure is that of a decyl...

Definitions

  1. A surfactant whose structure is that of a decyl...

Ancestry of “decylmaltoside”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaltosideAny glycoside of maltose, but especially any of a...
2EnglishmaltoseA disaccharide, CHO formed from the digestion of...
3EnglishMALTInitialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
4Middle Englishmalt—
5Old Englishmealtmalt
6Proto-West Germanic*malt—
7Proto-Germanicmaltąmalt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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