Where does “polyesterase” come from?
polyesterase (English) comes from English polyester, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.
polyesterase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...
Definitions
- Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of...
Ancestry of “polyesterase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | polyester | Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by... |
| 2 | English | ester | A compound most often formed by the condensation... |
| 3 | German | Ester | ester |
| 4 | Latin | Esthēr | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἐσθήρ | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | אֶסְתֵּר | — |