Etymology

aminoglycoside

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Today it means: Any N-glycoside of an amine, in some cases functioning as an antibiotic Full definition →

English glycoside ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Englishglycoside
  9. English todayaminoglycoside

From amino- + glycoside.

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