Etymology

iodoacetamide

I1O1D2O1A1C3E1T1A1M3I1D2E1

Today it means: The halogenated derivative of acetamide, CH₂I-CO-NH₂, that is used, in peptide mapping, to bind to cysteine Full definition →

English acetamide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus
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  1. Ancient Greekἰοειδής (ioeidḗs)
  2. Englishiodo-
  3. Latinacēscō
  4. Latinacētum
  5. Englishaceto-
  6. Englishacet-
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Englishacetyl
  9. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  10. LatinAmmōn
  11. Latinammoniacus
  12. Englishammonia
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishamide
  15. Englishacetamide
  16. English todayiodoacetamide

From iodo- + acetamide.

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