English Explanatory Dictionary

mevalonate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of mevalonic acid.

Word forms

mevalonate mevalonates

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθῠ (méthŭ) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl English valerian Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English valeric German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one ▲ English -ic English -onic English mevalonic English -ate English mevalonate From mevalonic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Derived words

diphosphomevalonate lovastatin phosphomevalonate
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