Etymology

fluorophenylalanine

Today it means: Any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of phenylalanine used to inhibit bacteriophage replication Full definition →

English phenylalanine ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Englishphenylalanine
  8. English todayfluorophenylalanine

From fluoro- + phenylalanine.

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