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Where does “pentaribonucleotide” come from?

pentaribonucleotide (English) comes from English ribonucleotide, from English nucleotide, from English nucleo-, from Latin nū̆cleus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

pentaribonucleotide (English): An oligoribonucleotide containing five nucleotide...

Definitions

  1. An oligoribonucleotide containing five nucleotide...

Ancestry of “pentaribonucleotide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishribonucleotideAny nucleotide having ribose as its sugar
2EnglishnucleotideThe monomer constituting DNA or RNA biopolymer...
3Englishnucleo-Forming words pertaining to nuclei
4Latinnū̆cleus—
5Latinnuculeapertaining to a small nut
6Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
7Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
8Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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