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Where does “holocarboxylase” come from?

holocarboxylase (English) comes from English carboxylase, from English carboxyl, from English carbonyl, from English carbon, from English budget, from Middle English bogett, from Old French bougette, from Old French bouge.

holocarboxylase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses multiple carboxylation...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses multiple carboxylation...

Ancestry of “holocarboxylase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarboxylaseAny enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation...
2EnglishcarboxylA univalent functional group consisting of a...
3EnglishcarbonylIn organic chemistry, a divalent functional...
4EnglishcarbonThe chemical element with an atomic number of 6....
5EnglishbudgetThe amount of money or resources earmarked for a...
6Middle Englishbogett—
7Old Frenchbougette—
8Old Frenchbougesack; purse; small bag
9Latinbulgaknapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb
10Gaulishbolgābag, sack
11Proto-Celticbolgossack, bag; stomach
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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