alkylpurine

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noun

Any C- or N-alkyl derivative of a purine; some of them are immunopotentiators

OriginEnglish purine ← German Purin ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounalkylpurine (plural alkylpurines)

plural alkylpurines

  1. biochemistryAny C- or N-alkyl derivative of a purine; some of them are immunopotentiators

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. GermanPurin
  12. Englishpurine
  13. Englishalkylpurine

From alkyl + purine.

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APA

alkylpurine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylpurine

MLA

“alkylpurine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylpurine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkylpurine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylpurine.

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