Etymology

chondrosin

C3H4O1N1D2R1O1S1I1N1

Today it means: A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins Full definition →

Ancient Greek χόνδρος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromχόνδρος“grain, morsel”
  2. English todaychondrosin

From Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, morsel”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχόνδρος all →

chondritechondrulechondrechondrigenchondrio-chondro-chondrus

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