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biotinylation

biotinylation noun: the attachment of a biotin residue to a biological macromolecule in order to label it.

Noun

biotinylation (countable and uncountable, plural biotinylations)

  1. The attachment of a biotin residue to a biological macromolecule in order to label it.

Forms of biotinylation

pluralbiotinylations

Origin of biotinylation

From biotinylate + -ion.

Words formed from biotinylation

Questions about biotinylation

What does biotinylation mean?
Biotinylation means the attachment of a biotin residue to a biological macromolecule in order to label it.
What part of speech is biotinylation?
Biotinylation is a noun.
What is the plural of biotinylation?
The plural of biotinylation is biotinylations.

Words near biotinylation in the dictionary

  1. biotinyl
  2. biotinylate
  3. biotinylated
  4. biotinylates
  5. biotinylating
  6. biotinylation
  7. biotinylations
  8. biotinyllysine
  9. biotinyls
  10. biotissue
  11. biotissues

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