English
leadzyme
Blend of lead + ribozyme, as originally discovered in a study relating to the presence of lead; but it has since been found in other environments.
Proto-Indo-European *leyt- ‘to leave, die’
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Proto-Germanic *laidijaną ‘to cause one to go, lead’
Proto-West Germanic *laidijan
Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’
Middle English leden
English lead
The story
Blend of lead + ribozyme, as originally discovered in a study relating to the presence of lead; but it has since been found in other environments.
Today it means
noun A small ribozyme that catalyzes the cleavage of a specific phosphodiester bond.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / leadzyme