Etymology

polyprotein

P3O1L1Y4P3R1O1T1E1I1N1

Today it means: Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones Full definition →

English protein ← 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. Englishprotein
  6. English todaypolyprotein

From poly- + protein.

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