bifunctional en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-der. Proto-Italic *fungōr Latin fungor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fūnctiō Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English functional English bifunctional From bi- + functional.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having two functions.
- (not-comparable, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
- (not-comparable, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Deriveds
bifunctional chelating agent · bifunctional catalyst · heterobifunctional · bifunctionalize · homobifunctional · bifunctionally · bifunctional chelator