Etymology

elongase

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Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes the elongation of an aliphatic chain, but especially one that elongates a fatty acid Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
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  1. Englishelongate
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. English todayelongase

From elongate + -ase.

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