Etymology

thermoinactivation

Today it means: thermal inactivation of an enzyme or virus Full definition →

English inactivation ← French inactif ← Latin ināctīvu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*né
  7. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  8. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  9. Latinin-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  12. Proto-Italic*agō
  13. Latinagō
  14. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  15. Latināctīvus
  16. Latinināctīvu
  17. Frenchinactif
  18. Englishinactive
  19. Englishinactivation
  20. English todaythermoinactivation

From thermo- + inactivation.

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