Etymology

ascarylose

A1S1C3A1R1Y4L1O1S1E1

Today it means: The deoxy sugar 3,6-dideoxy-L-arabino-hexose Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English ascar-
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The story

  1. Englishascar-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. English todayascarylose

From ascar- + -yl + -ose.

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