Etymology

rhamnosidase

R1H4A1M3N1O1S1I1D2A1S1E1

Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a rhamnoside. Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
  2. LatinRhamnusinflu.
  3. Late Latinrhamnus
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  5. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  6. Frenchglucose
  7. Englishglucosebf.
  8. Englishrhamnose
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  10. Englishrhamnoside
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  12. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  14. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  18. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  19. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  21. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  22. Englishdiastase
  23. English todayrhamnosidase

From rhamnoside + -ase.

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