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Where does “metalloenzymatic” come from?

metalloenzymatic (English) comes from English enzymatic, from English enzyme, from German Enzym, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

metalloenzymatic (English): Catalysed by a metalloenzyme

Definitions

  1. Catalysed by a metalloenzyme

Ancestry of “metalloenzymatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenzymaticOf, relating to, or caused by enzymes
2EnglishenzymeA globular protein that catalyses a biological...
3GermanEnzymenzyme
4Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
5Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
6Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
7Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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