Etymology

tioguanine

T1I1O1G2U1A1N1I1N1E1

Today it means: A crystalline compound C₅H₅N₅S which is a thio analog of guanine with cytotoxic properties as an antimetabolite, given orally in the treatment of leukemia. Full definition →

English guanine ← Spanish guano ← Quechua wan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Quechuawan
  6. Spanishguano
  7. Englishguano
  8. Englishguanine
  9. English todaytioguanine

From thio- + guanine.

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