"farnesyl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: farnesyls [plural]
Etymology: farnesol + -yl. Thus ultimately from Farnese via Vachellia farnesiana (sweet acacia tree) and its namesake Odoardo Cardinal Farnese. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|farnesol|yl}} farnesol + -yl, {{taxfmt|Vachellia farnesiana|species}} Vachellia farnesiana Head templates: {{en-noun}} farnesyl (plural farnesyls)
  1. (biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol. Wikipedia link: Odoardo Cardinal Farnese Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: farnesyl pyrophosphate, farnesylpyrophosphate, farnesyltransferase Related terms: farnesene, farnesoid

Inflected forms

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