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Where does “dimyristoyl” come from?

dimyristoyl (English) comes from English myristoyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

dimyristoyl (English): Two myristoyl groups in a compound

Definitions

  1. Two myristoyl groups in a compound

Ancestry of “dimyristoyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyristoylThe univalent radical derived from myristic acid...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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