Etymology

thiotriphosphate

Today it means: A triphosphate, such as ATP, in which an oxygen has been replaced by a sulfur Full definition →

English triphosphate ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Englishtriphosphate
  6. English todaythiotriphosphate

From thio- + triphosphate.

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