Etymology

guanylyl

G2U1A1N1Y4L1Y4L1

Today it means: A functional group derived from guanosine monophosphate, also known as guanylic acid Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English guanylic
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The story

  1. Englishguanylic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. English todayguanylyl

From guanylic + -yl.

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