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Where does “thioesterase” come from?

thioesterase (English) comes from English thioester, from English ester, from German Ester, from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

thioesterase (English): Any of various enzymes of the esterase family...

Definitions

  1. Any of various enzymes of the esterase family...

Ancestry of “thioesterase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthioesterAny of several classes of organic compound in...
2EnglishesterA compound most often formed by the condensation...
3GermanEsterester
4LatinEsthēr—
5Ancient GreekἘσθήρ—
6Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →