Etymology

sulfoglycolipid

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Today it means: Any of several glycolipids that contain sulfate groups Full definition →

English glycolipid ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre
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The story

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Englishglycolipid
  9. English todaysulfoglycolipid

From sulfo- + glycolipid.

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