Etymology

homopolyriboadenine

Today it means: A homopolymer composed of riboadenine subunits Full definition →

English riboadenine ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  8. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  9. Englishpoly-
  10. Englishriboadenine
  11. English todayhomopolyriboadenine

From homo- + poly- + riboadenine.

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