Meanings
noundiaminopimelate (plural diaminopimelates)
plural diaminopimelates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of diaminopimelic acid
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishamino-
- Englishamino
- Englishdiamino
- Proto-Indo-European*peyh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pīmós
- Ancient Greekπῑμελή (pīmelḗ)
- Englishpimelic
- Englishdiaminopimelic
- Englishdiaminopimelate
From diaminopimelic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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diaminopimelate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diaminopimelate
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“diaminopimelate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diaminopimelate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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