nitrosylate etymology

English word nitrosylate comes from English -ule ((rare, scientific) Diminutive suffix.), English nitrosyl ((inorganic chemistry) The univalent radical -NO.)

Detailed word origin of nitrosylate

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-ule English (eng) (rare, scientific) Diminutive suffix.
nitrosyl English (eng) (inorganic chemistry) The univalent radical -NO.
nitrosylate English (eng) (biochemistry) To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

Words with the same origin as nitrosylate

Descendants of -ule
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