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Where does “glucosylase” come from?

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

glucosylase (English): Any glycosylase that acts on a glucoside

Definitions

  1. Any glycosylase that acts on a glucoside

Ancestry of “glucosylase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglucosylThe univalent radical derived from the hemiacetal...
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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