microbe

→ Persian: میکروب (mikrob)

→ Romanian: microb

→ Turkish: mikrop

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).


enzyme

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “sourdough”).


morphine

From Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús) + -ine.


lactose

fr-noun

lactose m (usually uncountable, plural lactoses)

Coined by French chemist Marcelin Berthelot, from Latin lac (“milk”) + -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose). See also lait.


MAO

monoamine oxydase
monoamine oxydase#French

(biochemistry) initialism of monoamine oxydase; monoamine oxidase


coronavirus

Les pays du G7 vont se concerter pour apporter une réponse face au nouveau coronavirus apparu en Chine, a annoncé dimanche le ministre allemand de la santé, dont le pays est le plus touché au sein de l’Union européenne avec 10 personnes contaminées.

2020 February 3, Isabelle Mandraud, “Partout en Europe, la peur du coronavirus s’installe”, in Le Monde:

The G7 countries will work together to respond to the novel coronavirus which has appeared in China, the German health minister announced on Sunday. His country is the most affected in the European Union, with 10 people infected.


pyridoxine

(biochemistry) pyridoxine (a derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch)


mucopolysaccharide

fr-noun

mucopolysaccharide m (plural mucopolysaccharides)


virion

From virus + Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).


asparagine

→ English: asparagine


adrénaline

Borrowed from English adrenaline. Genericized trademark.

(biochemistry) adrenaline (epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter)


monoamine oxydase

fr-noun

monoamine oxydase f (plural monoamines oxydases)


substrat

(biochemistry) substrate (the material or substance on which an enzyme acts)


vasodilatateur

fr-adj

vasodilatateur (feminine vasodilatatrice, masculine plural vasodilatateurs, feminine plural vasodilatatrices)

vasodilatatrice (feminine)
vasodilatateurs (masculine plural)
vasodilatatrices (feminine plural)


vasodilatateur

fr-noun

vasodilatateur m (plural vasodilatateurs)


bactériophage

From bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”).


prostaglandine

fr-noun

prostaglandine f (plural prostaglandines)


acide désoxyribonucléique

acide désoxyribonucléique m (plural acides désoxyribonucléiques)

deoxyribonucleic acid
deoxyribonucleic acid

(genetics, biochemistry) deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA


adénine

(biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA)


capside

→ Catalan: càpsida

→ English: capsid

→ Spanish: cápsida


supervirus

Les chercheurs ont abouti au supervirus en effectuant quelques mutations sur des souches de virus H5N1, puis en les injectant à des furets, une espèce aussi sensible que l’homme aux virus grippaux.

2011 December 7, Sandrine Cabut, “La création d'un supervirus fait polémique”, in Le Monde:

Researchers have created a supervirus by making mutations to the H5N1 strain and injecting them into ferrets, a species as susceptible as humans to the flu virus.


hémoglobine

→ Russian: гемоглоби́н (gemoglobín)

→ Ukrainian: гемоглобі́н (hemohlobín)

(biochemistry) hemoglobin (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body)


dénaturer

dénaturer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
dénaturant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
dénaturé (participle past)
dénature (first-person indicative present singular)
dénatures (indicative present second-person singular)
dénature (indicative present singular third-person)
dénaturons (first-person indicative plural present)
dénaturez (indicative plural present second-person)
dénaturent (indicative plural present third-person)
dénaturais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
dénaturais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
dénaturait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dénaturions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
dénaturiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
dénaturaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dénaturai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
dénaturas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
dénatura (historic indicative past singular third-person)
dénaturâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
dénaturâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
dénaturèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
dénaturerai (first-person future indicative singular)
dénatureras (future indicative second-person singular)
dénaturera (future indicative singular third-person)
dénaturerons (first-person future indicative plural)
dénaturerez (future indicative plural second-person)
dénatureront (future indicative plural third-person)
dénaturerais (conditional first-person singular)
dénaturerais (conditional second-person singular)
dénaturerait (conditional singular third-person)
dénaturerions (conditional first-person plural)
dénatureriez (conditional plural second-person)
dénatureraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
dénature (first-person present singular subjunctive)
dénatures (present second-person singular subjunctive)
dénature (present singular subjunctive third-person)
dénaturions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
dénaturiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
dénaturent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
dénaturasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dénaturasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
dénaturât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dénaturassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
dénaturassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
dénaturassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
dénature (imperative second-person singular)
dénaturons (first-person imperative plural)
dénaturez (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Old French desnaturer. By surface analysis, dé- + nature + -er.


acétylcholine

(biochemistry) acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter in humans and other animals)


circovirus

(virology) circovirus: A virus of the genus Circovirus.


gélatine

→ Portuguese: gelatina


adénosine

(biochemistry, genetics, organic chemistry) adenosine (a nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue)


glycosaminoglycane

glycosaminoglycane m (plural glycosaminoglycanes)


phytochélatine

phytochélatine f (plural phytochélatines)


glutathiosélénol

glutathiosélénol m (plural glutathiosélénols)


métalloprotéine

métalloprotéine f (plural métalloprotéines)


sélénoprotéine

sélénoprotéine f (plural sélénoprotéines)


sélénométhionine

sélénométhionine f (plural sélénométhionines)


céruléoplasmine

céruléoplasmine f (plural céruléoplasmines)


rétrodismutation

rétrodismutation f (plural rétrodismutations)


chimiosynthèse

chimiosynthèse f (plural chimiosynthèses)


déshydrogénase

déshydrogénase f (plural déshydrogénases)


désoxyribonucléotide

désoxyribonucléotide m (plural désoxyribonucléotides)


ribonucléotide

ribonucléotide m (plural ribonucléotides)


glycosphingolipide

glycosphingolipide m (plural glycosphingolipides)


glycérophospholipide

glycérophospholipide m (plural glycérophospholipides)


oside

(biochemistry) saccharide (especially a polymeric one)


hétéropolyoside

hétéropolyoside m (plural hétéropolyosides)


minéralocorticoïde

minéralocorticoïde m (plural minéralocorticoïdes)


myoglobine

From myo- + glob(ule) + -ine. Compare hémoglobine.

(biochemistry) myoglobin (small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles)


peptidoglycane

peptidoglycane m (plural peptidoglycanes)


protéolytique

From protéolyse + -ique or protéo- + lytique.


ribonucléoprotéine

ribonucléoprotéine f (plural ribonucléoprotéines)


sélénocystéine

sélénocystéine f (plural sélénocystéines)


métalloprotéinase

métalloprotéinase f (plural métalloprotéinases)


métallophosphatase

métallophosphatase f (plural métallophosphatases)


hémérythrine

(biochemistry) hemerythrin / haemerythrin


lipoperoxydation

lipoperoxydation f (plural lipoperoxydations)


chromoprotéine

chromoprotéine f (plural chromoprotéines)


glucuroconjugaison

glucuroconjugaison f (plural glucuroconjugaisons)


gluconéogenèse

gluconéogenèse f (plural gluconéogenèses)


paléobiochimie

paléobiochimie f (plural paléobiochimies)


arabinogalactane

arabinogalactane m (plural arabinogalactanes)


thrombospondine

thrombospondine f (plural thrombospondines)


hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique

hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique m (plural hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques)

hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (plural)

Par ailleurs, le trafic routier et ferroviaire constitue une source importante d’émissions de métaux et de substances dangereuses, tels que les hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) qui résultent d’une combustion imparfaite de l’essence.

2011, Nathalie Chèvre, Suren Erkman, Alerte aux micropolluants, Lausanne: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, →ISBN, page 32:

Also, road and rail traffic constitute an important source of emmissions of metals and of dangerous substances, such as the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), which result from an imperfect combustion of petrol.

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

(biochemistry) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon


acide nucléique

acide nucléique m (plural acides nucléiques)


antimétabolite

antimétabolite m (plural antimétabolites)


lactoglobuline

lactoglobuline f (plural lactoglobulines)


sialoglycoprotéine

sialoglycoprotéine f (plural sialoglycoprotéines)


reméthyler

reméthyler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
reméthylant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
reméthylé (participle past)
reméthyle (first-person indicative present singular)
reméthyle (first-person indicative present singular)
reméthyles (indicative present second-person singular)
reméthyles (indicative present second-person singular)
reméthyle (indicative present singular third-person)
reméthyle (indicative present singular third-person)
reméthylons (first-person indicative plural present)
reméthylez (indicative plural present second-person)
reméthylent (indicative plural present third-person)
reméthylent (indicative plural present third-person)
reméthylais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
reméthylais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
reméthylait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
reméthylions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
reméthyliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
reméthylaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
reméthylai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
reméthylas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
reméthyla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
reméthylâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
reméthylâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
reméthylèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
reméthylerai (first-person future indicative singular)
reméthylerai (first-person future indicative singular)
reméthyleras (future indicative second-person singular)
reméthyleras (future indicative second-person singular)
reméthylera (future indicative singular third-person)
reméthylera (future indicative singular third-person)
reméthylerons (first-person future indicative plural)
reméthylerons (first-person future indicative plural)
reméthylerez (future indicative plural second-person)
reméthylerez (future indicative plural second-person)
reméthyleront (future indicative plural third-person)
reméthyleront (future indicative plural third-person)
reméthylerais (conditional first-person singular)
reméthylerais (conditional first-person singular)
reméthylerais (conditional second-person singular)
reméthylerais (conditional second-person singular)
reméthylerait (conditional singular third-person)
reméthylerait (conditional singular third-person)
reméthylerions (conditional first-person plural)
reméthylerions (conditional first-person plural)
reméthyleriez (conditional plural second-person)
reméthyleriez (conditional plural second-person)
reméthyleraient (conditional plural third-person)
reméthyleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
reméthyle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
reméthyle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
reméthyles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
reméthyles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
reméthyle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
reméthyle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
reméthylions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
reméthyliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
reméthylent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
reméthylent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
reméthylasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
reméthylasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
reméthylât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
reméthylassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
reméthylassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
reméthylassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
reméthyle (imperative second-person singular)
reméthyle (imperative second-person singular)
reméthylons (first-person imperative plural)
reméthylez (imperative plural second-person)

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) to remethylate


triticine

(biochemistry) the gluten component of triticale


bactériorhodopsine

bactériorhodopsine f (plural bactériorhodopsines)


corticotrophine

corticotrophine f (plural corticotrophines)


gonadotrophine

gonadotrophine f (plural gonadotrophines)


halorhodopsine

halorhodopsine f (plural halorhodopsines)


hémagglutinine

hémagglutinine f (plural hémagglutinines)


ménatétrénone

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) menatetrenone


méthémoglobine

méthémoglobine f (plural méthémoglobines)


oxyhémoglobine

oxyhémoglobine f (plural oxyhémoglobines)


phylloérythrine

phylloérythrine m (plural phylloérythrines)


thyroglobuline

thyroglobuline f (plural thyroglobulines)


bouillon de culture

bouillon de culture m (plural bouillons de culture)

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bouillon de culture.wav

(microbiology) growth medium, culture medium


Covid

L’application Stop Covid sera-t-elle en service le 11 mai ? C’est en tout cas ce que souhaite le gouvernement.

2020 April 26, “Stop Covid : être prêts le 11 mai est « un défi », estime Cédric O [Stop Covid: To be ready May 11th is ‘a challenge’, according to Cédric O]”, in Le Point:

Will the app Stop Covid go online May 11th? In any case, that is what the government wants.

Le centre hospitalier de Saintonge a concrétisé ce lundi la première vague de vaccination contre le Covid. Priorité au personnel de santé et aux 1 200 résidents de maisons de retraite.

2021 January 5, Phillipe Ménard, “Covid-19 : en Charente-Maritime, l’acte I de la vaccination [COVID-19: Act I of vaccination in Charente-Maritime]”, in Sud Ouest:

The Saintonge hospital center began the first wave of vaccinations against Covid on Monday. Priority is given to healthcare workers and the 1,200 residents of retirement homes.

Oui, et 80 000 en sont mortes, d’autres en ont réchappé parfois après quelques semaines sous respirateur (heureusement on arrive souvent à l’éviter), et beaucoup sont restées malades des formes prolongées, le fameux Covid long.

2021 February 11, Négocions (user name), “(comment) Coronavirus : près de 3,4 millions de malades et 80 443 morts en France, après les 296 du jour [Coronavirus: Nearly 3.4 million sick and 80,443 dead in France, after today’s 296]”, in Midi Libre:

Yes, 80,000 have died, and others have gotten by with a few weeks on a respirator (thankfully they are often able to avoid that), and many remain ill with prolonged forms, the famous long Covid.

(pathology, virology) Ellipsis of Covid-19.


Coronavirus Covid-19

2019 December 19, “Nouveau Coronavirus (Maladie: COVID-19, Virus: SARS-CoV-2)”, in sciensano:

Les données concernant l’utilisation des vaccins contre la Covid-19 en population particulière sont très peu nombreuses.

2021 February 5, “Mise en place d'un suivis des populations particulières”, in Covireivac:

There is little current data on the use of vaccines against COVID-19 within specific populations.

(virology, metonymically) COVID-19 (virus)


péplos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πέπλος (péplos).


viroïde

(virology, botany) viroid (A short section of RNA but without the protein coat typical of viruses)


virus à ADN

L’agent pathogène responsable de la peste porcine africaine est un virus à ADN.

2018 September 27, “Peste porcine africaine : Appel à la vigilance en France”, in Les services de l'État dans le Puy-de-Dôme, archived from the original on 2020-06-11:

The infectious agent responsible for African swine fever is a DNA virus.


tirzépatide

fr-noun

tirzépatide m (countable and uncountable, plural tirzépatides)

(biochemistry, uncountable) tirzepatide: A glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide analogue


sémaglutide

sémaglutide m (countable and uncountable, plural sémaglutides)

(biochemistry, uncountable) semaglutide (“glycopeptide”)