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Where does “heterotetramer” come from?

heterotetramer (English) comes from English tetramer, from English -mer, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

heterotetramer (English): A tetramer, especially a biologically active one,...

Definitions

  1. A tetramer, especially a biologically active one,...

Ancestry of “heterotetramer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtetramerAn oligomer having four subunits
2English-mer—
3Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
4Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “heterotetramer”

  • heterotetrameric
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