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Where does “endomannanase” come from?

endomannanase (English) comes from English mannanase, from English mannan, from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

endomannanase (English): Any endocytic mannanase

Definitions

  1. Any endocytic mannanase

Ancestry of “endomannanase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmannanaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of...
2EnglishmannanA plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched...
3Englishān—
4Middle Englishān—
5Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
6Proto-West Germanicainone
7Proto-Germanicainazone; some
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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