different between paullone vs pallone

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)paullones are named after Dr. Kenneth Paull, a researcher who worked in the field of AIDS and cancer research at the National Institutes of Health. These compounds were discovered using his COMPARE algorithm and were named in honor of him.

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/59/11/2566Footnote 6: "We propose the name paullone for the unsubstituted compound and kenpaullone for the 9-bromo analogue to honor the memory of Dr. Kenneth Paull, inventor of the COMPARE algorithm, whose insight, wisdom, and generosity greatly influenced not only this particular work but the whole field of cancer drug discovery."

Noun

paullone (plural paullones)

1. Any of a class of compounds that inhibit cyclin-dependent kinases that regulate cell division, apoptosis etc.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pallone (“large ball”), from palla (“ball”). Doublet of balloon.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??ni

Noun

pallone (uncountable)

1. A traditional Italian game played with a large leather ball.
   • 1905, E. M. Forster, Where Angels Fear to Tread

     “Go and play pallone.”
     “I am a married man,” he answered, without raising his head. “I do not play games any more.”

Anagrams

• pleonal, pœnall

Italian

Alternative forms

• balone, ballone (northern)

Etymology

palla +? -one

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal?lo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: pal?ló?ne

Noun

pallone m (plural palloni)

1. ball, football

2. balloon, aerostat

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Middle French: ballon (via northern variants)
  • French: ballon (see there for further descendants)
  • ? English: balloon (see there for further descendants)

Anagrams

• panello