Where does “polyphenylalanine” come from?
polyphenylalanine (English) comes from English phenylalanine, from English alanine, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل, from Arabic كُحْل.
polyphenylalanine (English): A polypeptide containing only phenylalanine
Definitions
- A polypeptide containing only phenylalanine
Ancestry of “polyphenylalanine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phenylalanine | An essential amino acid CHNO found in most animal... |
| 2 | English | alanine | A nonessential amino acid "2-aminopropanoic acid"... |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |