geranylation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English geranium

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor.

Medieval Latin alcoholbor.

Middle English alcofol

English alcohol

English -ol

English geraniol

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

Frenchder.

English -yl

English geranyl

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English geranylation

From geranyl + -ation.

Noun

geranylation (plural geranylations)

1. (biochemistry) The introduction of a geranyl group into a molecule

Anagrams

• legionary ant