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Where does “keto-mycolic acid” come from?

keto-mycolic acid (English) comes from English mycolic acid, from English Mycolata.

keto-mycolic acid (English): Any mycolic acid that contains a carbonyl group

Definitions

  1. Any mycolic acid that contains a carbonyl group

Ancestry of “keto-mycolic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmycolic acidAny of various long fatty acids found in the cell...
2EnglishMycolata—
Every word from English Mycolata →