Meanings
adjectivemevalonic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to mevalonic acid or its derivatives
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Englishvalerian
- Englishvaleric
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishmevalonic
From me(thyl-dihydroxy) + val(eric acid) + -onic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian mevalonico
- mevalonicopertaining to mevalonic acid
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APA
mevalonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevalonic
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“mevalonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevalonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mevalonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevalonic.
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