Meanings
nounalkyltransferase (plural alkyltransferases)
plural alkyltransferases
- biochemistryAny transferase that transfers alkyl groups.
Origin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalc(ohol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishalkyl
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrāns-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latintrānsferō
- Englishtransfer
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishtransferase
- Englishalkyltransferase
From alkyl + transferase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish alkyylitransferaasi
- alkyylitransferaasiany transferase that transfers alkyl groups
Portuguese alquiltransferase
- alquiltransferaseany transferase that transfers alkyl groups
Cite this entry
APA
alkyltransferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkyltransferase
MLA
“alkyltransferase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkyltransferase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkyltransferase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkyltransferase.
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