Etymology

nitroreductase

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Today it means: An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of nitro groups Full definition →

English reductase ← Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) ← Egyptian nṯrj
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The story

  1. Egyptiannṯrj
  2. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  3. Englishnitro-
  4. Englishreductase
  5. English todaynitroreductase

From nitro- + reductase.

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