Etymology

succinimidyl

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Today it means: A succinimide radical or functional group Full definition →

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

  1. Englishsuccinimide
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. English todaysuccinimidyl

From succinimide + -yl.

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