Etymology

alkylpurine

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Today it means: Any C- or N-alkyl derivative of a purine; some of them are immunopotentiators Full definition →

English purine ← German Purin ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. GermanPurin
  12. Englishpurine
  13. English todayalkylpurine

From alkyl + purine.

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