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Where does “redocking” come from?

redocking (English) comes from English docking, from English dock, from Dutch dok, from Middle Dutch docke, from Italian doccia, from Italian doccione, from Latin ductiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

redocking (English): A method of producing a ligand-protein complex

Definitions

  1. A method of producing a ligand-protein complex

Ancestry of “redocking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdockingpresent participle of dock; The process of...
2EnglishdockAny of the genus "Rumex" of coarse weedy plants...
3Dutchdokdock
4Middle Dutchdockea doll; channel
5Italiandocciashower; drainpipe; plaster cast
6Italiandoccionespout ; gargoyle
7Latinductiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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