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Where does “phosphoacylase” come from?

phosphoacylase (English) comes from English acylase, from English acyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

phosphoacylase (English): Synonym of phosphate acetyltransferase

Definitions

  1. Synonym of phosphate acetyltransferase

Ancestry of “phosphoacylase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacylaseAny enzyme that catalyses the removal of acyl...
2EnglishacylAny of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by...
3English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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