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Where does “farnesylate” come from?

farnesylate (English) comes from English farnesyl, from English farnesol, from English -ol, from English alcohol, from French alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.

farnesylate (English): To attach a farnesyl group to a protein

Definitions

  1. To attach a farnesyl group to a protein

Ancestry of “farnesylate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfarnesylThe univalent radical derived from farnesol
2EnglishfarnesolA sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many...
3English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
4EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
5FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
6Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
7Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
8Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
9Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “farnesylate”

  • farnesylation
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