Etymology

purinergic

P3U1R1I1N1E1R1G2I1C3

Today it means: Containing or releasing purines Full definition →

English purine ← German Purin
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  1. GermanPurin
  2. Englishpurine
  3. English todaypurinergic

From purine + -ergic.

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