Etymology

polycaspase

P3O1L1Y4C3A1S1P3A1S1E1

Today it means: Involving or relating to multiple caspases. Full definition →

English caspase ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishcaspase
  6. English todaypolycaspase

From poly- + caspase.

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