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Where does “spermidine” come from?

spermidine (English) comes from English -idine, from English pyridine, from German Pyridin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

spermidine (English): The triamine "N-butane-1,4-diamine", originally...

Definitions

  1. The triamine "N-butane-1,4-diamine", originally...

Ancestry of “spermidine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-idineDenotes a chemical compound containing a ring...
2EnglishpyridineAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds...
3GermanPyridinpyridine
4German-īn—
5Latin-īnus—
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “spermidine”

  • homospermidine
  • norspermidine
  • acetylspermidine
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