Where does “galactofuranosyl” come from?
galactofuranosyl (English) comes from English furanosyl, from English furanose, from English furan, from English furfural, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol.
galactofuranosyl (English): A univalent radical derived from galactofuranose
Definitions
- A univalent radical derived from galactofuranose
Ancestry of “galactofuranosyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | furanosyl | Any univalent radical derived from a furanose |
| 2 | English | furanose | any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide... |
| 3 | English | furan | Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds... |
| 4 | English | furfural | A heterocyclic aldehyde derivative of furan; it... |
| 5 | English | -ál | — |
| 6 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 7 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 8 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 9 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 10 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 11 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 12 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |