Etymology

hydroxylase

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Today it means: Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups. Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  6. Frenchhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  10. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  11. Frenchhydrogène
  12. Englishhydrogen
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  15. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  16. Frenchoxygène
  17. Englishoxygen
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishhydroxyl
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  22. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  24. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  25. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  26. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  28. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  29. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  30. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  31. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  32. Englishdiastase
  33. English todayhydroxylase

From hydroxyl + -ase.

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