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methylate

English

Etymology

methyl +? -ate

Verb

methylate (third-person singular simple present methylates, present participle methylating, simple past and past participle methylated)

  1. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits)
  2. (organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound
  3. (biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression

Related terms

  • methylation

Noun

methylate (plural methylates)

  1. (chemistry) The anion -O-CH3- derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion

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methylation

English

Etymology

methyl +? -ation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m????le???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

methylation (plural methylations)

  1. (chemistry) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
  2. (genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • methylate
  • ethylation

Translations

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