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Where does “mycolic” come from?

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

mycolic (English): Of or pertaining to a mycolic acid

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a mycolic acid

Ancestry of “mycolic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmycolic acidAny of various long fatty acids found in the cell...
2EnglishMycolata—

Words derived from “mycolic”

  • mycolate
  • dimycolate
  • ketomycolate
Every word from English Mycolata →