Etymology

pseudosubstrate

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Today it means: Any substance that mimics the substrate of an enzyme and thus inhibits its activity Full definition →

English substrate ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishsubstrate
  6. English todaypseudosubstrate

From pseudo- + substrate.

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