English

aminohydrolase

From amino + hydrolase.

English amine

English amino

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’

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Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ ‘to stand’

Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ ‘to set apart, place separately’

Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς ‘separation’

English diastase

Today it means

noun A hydrolase enzyme that acts upon an amino group.

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Etymograph / aminohydrolase