Etymology

endoglycosidase

E1N1D2O1G2L1Y4C3O1S1I1D2A1S1E1

Today it means: Any enzyme that releases oligosaccharides from glycoproteins or glycolipids Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *éndon
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Englishglycoside
  6. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  7. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  8. Englishdiastase
  9. English todayendoglycosidase

From endo- + glycoside + -ase.

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