Etymology

selenometabolism

Today it means: The metabolism of selenium compounds, typically of selenoproteins Full definition →

English metabolism ← Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. Englishseleno-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*me
  6. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  7. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  8. Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  11. Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
  12. Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
  13. Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
  14. Englishmetabolism
  15. English todayselenometabolism

From seleno- + metabolism.

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