Where does “intrahexamer” come from?

intrahexamer (English) comes from English hexamer, from English mer, from English polymer, from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

intrahexamer (English): Within a hexamer (typically of a peptide)

Definitions

  1. Within a hexamer (typically of a peptide)

Ancestry of “intrahexamer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhexamerAn oligomer having six subunits; A subunit of a...
2EnglishmerA repeat unit: a structural unit which through...
3EnglishpolymerA long or larger molecule consisting of a chain...
4Englishpoly-many; polymer
5Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
6Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
7Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
8Proto-Hellenic*péryō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from English poly-Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω
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