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Where does “oligosomal” come from?

oligosomal (English) comes from English oligosome, from English oligo, from English oligonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

oligosomal (English): Relating to, or being an oligosome

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or being an oligosome

Ancestry of “oligosomal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholigosomeA nucleosome oligomer
2EnglisholigoAn oligonucleotide
3Englisholigonucleotidea short sequence of nucleotides , typically with...
4EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
5Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
6Latinnū̆cleus—
7Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
8Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
9Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
10Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
11Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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