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Where does “farnesylation” come from?

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

farnesylation (English): The act or process of farnesylating

Definitions

  1. The act or process of farnesylating

Ancestry of “farnesylation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfarnesylateTo attach a farnesyl group to a protein
2EnglishfarnesylThe univalent radical derived from farnesol
3EnglishfarnesolA sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many...
4English-olAn alcohol or phenol; Indicating an oily...
5EnglishalcoholAny of a class of organic compounds containing a...
6FrenchalcoholAlternative spelling of alcool
7Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlum—
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