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Where does “thiocholine” come from?

thiocholine (English) comes from English choline, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

thiocholine (English): A mercapto quaternary ammonium compound with...

Definitions

  1. A mercapto quaternary ammonium compound with...

Ancestry of “thiocholine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcholineA hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with...
2Ancient Greekχολήgall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,...
3Proto-Hellenickʰolā́gall, bile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “thiocholine”

  • butyrylthiocholine
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