Etymology

exoprotein

E1X8O1P3R1O1T1E1I1N1

Today it means: extracellular protein Full definition →

English protein ← Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  2. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  3. Englishexo-
  4. Englishprotein
  5. English todayexoprotein

From exo- + protein.

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