Etymology

biophase

B3I1O1P3H4A1S1E1

Today it means: The effect site of a drug. Full definition →

English phase ← New Latin phasis ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. New Latinphasis
  6. Englishphase
  7. English todaybiophase

From bio- + phase.

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