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Where does “pyrophosphorylase” come from?

pyrophosphorylase (English) comes from English ase, from Yoruba aṣẹ, from Proto-Bantu à- — Class 1 subject concord.

pyrophosphorylase (English): Any pyrophosphate transferase

Definitions

  1. Any pyrophosphate transferase

Ancestry of “pyrophosphorylase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishasean essential energy in West African religions
2Yorubaaṣẹ—
3Proto-Bantuà-Class 1 subject concord
Every word from Proto-Bantu à- →