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Where does “desmethylxanthohumol” come from?

desmethylxanthohumol (English) comes from English desmethyl, from English des-, from Middle English dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

desmethylxanthohumol (English): A particular flavonoid chalcone

Definitions

  1. A particular flavonoid chalcone

Ancestry of “desmethylxanthohumol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesmethylFrom which a methyl group has been removed
2Englishdes-Obsolete form of dis-; removal of a group from a...
3Middle Englishdis-—
4Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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