Etymology

hypoacetylated

H4Y4P3O1A1C3E1T1Y4L1A1T1E1D2

Today it means: acetylated to an abnormally small extent Full definition →

English acetylated ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishacetylated
  6. English todayhypoacetylated

From hypo- + acetylated.

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