Etymology

lysine

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Today it means: An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂, in L- or D-forms. Full definition →

English lysis ← Latin lysis ← Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  3. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  4. Latinlysis
  5. Englishlysis
  6. English todaylysine

From lysis + -ine, in reference to its tendency to participate in catalysis.

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