Etymology

sialyl

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English sialic
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekσῐ́ᾰλον (sĭ́ălon)
  2. Englishsialic
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. English todaysialyl

From sialic + -yl.

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