English
acetatelyase
From acetate + lyase.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
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Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
Latin acēscō ‘to become sour, to turn sour’
Latin acētum ‘vinegar’
English acetate
Today it means
noun An enzyme that cuts off acetate from another molecule.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acetatelyase