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Where does “hyperhydroxymethylated” come from?

hyperhydroxymethylated (English) comes from English hydroxymethylated, from English hydroxy, from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

hyperhydroxymethylated (English): Excessively hydroxymethylated

Definitions

  1. Excessively hydroxymethylated

Ancestry of “hyperhydroxymethylated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxymethylatedModified by hydroxymethylation
2EnglishhydroxyBeing, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...
3EnglishOxy—
4EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
5Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
6Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
7Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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