Etymology

bioconjugation

B3I1O1C3O1N1J8U1G2A1T1I1O1N1

Today it means: Any reaction that forms a stable covalent link between two biomolecules Full definition →

English conjugation ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishconjugation
  6. English todaybioconjugation

From bio- + conjugation.

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