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Where does “neuroligand” come from?

neuroligand (English) comes from English ligand, from Latin ligandus, from Latin ligō, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

neuroligand (English): The part of a neurotransmitter that binds to a...

Definitions

  1. The part of a neurotransmitter that binds to a...

Ancestry of “neuroligand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligandAn ion, molecule, or functional group that binds...
2Latinligandustied, bound, united, fastened
3Latinligō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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