Where does “octaketide” come from?

octaketide (English) comes from English octa-, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ — eight.

octaketide (English): Any polyketide that has eight ketide groups

Definitions

  1. Any polyketide that has eight ketide groups

Ancestry of “octaketide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishocta-eight
2Ancient Greekὀκτώeight
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ →