English
adenosine
Adenosine comes from German Adenosin.
- Germanc. 1650–presentAdenosin
- Englishearliest quotation 2001adenosine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentAdenosin
- Englishearliest quotation 2001adenosine
Earliest quotation: 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction: “Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the…”
Formed from -ine
Every English word from German Adenosin
Today it means
noun A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Adenosin / adenosine