Etymology

gasotransmitter

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Today it means: Any simple, gaseous compound, synthesized by an organism, that has a biochemical function Full definition →

English transmitter ← Dutch gas ← Ancient Greek χάος (kháos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeh₂-
  2. Ancient Greekχαῦνος (khaûnos)
  3. Ancient Greekχάος (kháos)
  4. Dutchgas
  5. Englishgas
  6. Englishtransmitter
  7. English todaygasotransmitter

From gas + -o- + transmitter. See also gaso-.

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