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Where does “deoxyribosyl” come from?

deoxyribosyl (English) comes from English deoxyribose, from English ribose, from German Ribose, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός — to flow sharply.

deoxyribosyl (English): A univalent radical derived from deoxyribose

Definitions

  1. A univalent radical derived from deoxyribose

Ancestry of “deoxyribosyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeoxyriboseA derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which...
2EnglishriboseA naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a...
3GermanRiboseribose
4EnglisharabinoseAn aldopentose that occurs most often in...
5EnglisharabinA carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found...
6Englisharabic—
7LatinarabicusArabic
8Ancient GreekἈραβικός—
9Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
10ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
11Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply

Words derived from “deoxyribosyl”

  • deoxyribosyltransferase
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَ →