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Where does “sulfurase” come from?

sulfurase (English) comes from English sulfur, from Middle English sulphur, from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulphur, from Latin sulpur, from Proto-Indo-European swelplos, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

sulfurase (English): Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction involving...

Definitions

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction involving...

Ancestry of “sulfurase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsulfurA chemical element with an atomic number of 16;...
2Middle Englishsulphur—
3Anglo-Normansulfresulphur
4Latinsulphursulfur, brimstone; lightning
5LatinsulpurArchaic form of sulphur
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswelplos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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