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Where does “monophosphoester” come from?

monophosphoester (English) comes from English phosphoester, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

monophosphoester (English): Any compound having a single phosphate ester...

Definitions

  1. Any compound having a single phosphate ester...

Ancestry of “monophosphoester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphosphoesterA phosphate ester
2EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
3GermanEsterester
4LatinEsthēr—
5Ancient GreekἘσθήρ—
6Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →