Etymology

polyglutamation

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Today it means: The addition of multiple glutamic acid residues to a molecule through an enzymatic process. An example of this is the attachment of glutamic acid residues to folic acid. Full definition →

English glutamation ← 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. Englishglutamation
  6. English todaypolyglutamation

From poly- + glutamation.

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