benzyladenine

B3E1N1Z10Y4L1A1D2E1N1I1N1E1

noun

6-benzylaminopurine, a synthetic cytokinin.

OriginEnglish adenine ← German Adenin ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn) →
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Meanings

nounbenzyladenine (countable and uncountable, plural benzyladenines)

plural benzyladenines

  1. countableuncountablechemistry6-benzylaminopurine, a synthetic cytokinin.

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  21. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  22. Englishbenzyl
  23. Ancient Greekᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn)
  24. GermanAdenin
  25. Englishadenine
  26. Englishbenzyladenine

From benzyl + adenine.

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APA

benzyladenine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzyladenine

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Chicago

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