Etymology

meganuclease

M3E1G2A1N1U1C3L1E1A1S1E1

Today it means: An endonuclease that binds to a specific long nucleotide sequence when cleaving. Full definition →

English nuclease ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishnuclease
  6. English todaymeganuclease

From mega- + nuclease.

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