English Explanatory Dictionary

microcompartmentation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The localization of protein into microcompartments

Word forms

microcompartmentation microcompartmentations

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English compartmentation English microcompartmentation From micro- + compartmentation.

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