Where does “monoacetylated” come from?

monoacetylated (English) comes from English mono, from English mono-, from Ancient Greek μονο- — one; mono-.

monoacetylated (English): acetylated by the addition of a single acetyl...

Definitions

  1. acetylated by the addition of a single acetyl...

Ancestry of “monoacetylated”, step by step

monoacetylated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-

via English acetylated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishacetylatedsimple past tense and past participle of...
Every word from Ancient Greek μονο-Every word from English mono-Every word from English mono
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