endoperoxide

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What does endoperoxide mean?

Any heterocycle containing a peroxide -O-O- residue in the ring; found especially in certain intermediates in prostaglandin biosynthesis.

Where does endoperoxide come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English peroxide English endoperoxide From endo- + peroxide.

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