The story
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn)
- GermanAdenin
- English todayadenine
From German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, “gland”). By surface analysis, aden- + -ine. It was named in 1885 by the German biochemist Albrecht Kossel, in reference to the pancreas (a specific gland) from which Kossel's sample had been extracted.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἀδήν all →
lymphadenopathyadeniformadeno-adenocysticmaschaladenitissialadenoncus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.