English

aminoacyl

From amino + acyl.

A compound of amino + acyl

English amine

English amino

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō ‘to be sour’

English acyl

Today it means

noun Any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.

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