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biomethylate

biomethylate verb: to perform biomethylation upon.

Verb

biomethylate (third-person singular simple present biomethylates, present participle biomethylating, simple past and past participle biomethylated)

  1. To perform biomethylation upon.
    • In addition, plants and microorganisms can biomethylate Se, which can result in a loss of Se to the atmosphere.2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI

Forms of biomethylate

third-person singular presentbiomethylates
present participlebiomethylating
past participlebiomethylated
pastbiomethylated

Origin of biomethylate

From bio- + methylate.

Questions about biomethylate

What does biomethylate mean?
Biomethylate means to perform biomethylation upon.
What part of speech is biomethylate?
Biomethylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of biomethylate?
The past tense of biomethylate is biomethylated.

Words near biomethylate in the dictionary

  1. biometers
  2. biomethanation
  3. biomethanations
  4. biomethane
  5. biomethanization
  6. biomethylate
  7. biomethylated
  8. biomethylates
  9. biomethylating
  10. biomethylation
  11. biomethylations

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