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deadenylation

deadenylation noun: the removal of an adenylate group from a protein.

Noun

deadenylation (plural deadenylations)

  1. The removal of an adenylate group from a protein

Forms of deadenylation

pluraldeadenylations

Origin of deadenylation

From de- + adenylation.

Questions about deadenylation

What does deadenylation mean?
Deadenylation means the removal of an adenylate group from a protein.
What part of speech is deadenylation?
Deadenylation is a noun.
What is the plural of deadenylation?
The plural of deadenylation is deadenylations.

Words near deadenylation in the dictionary

  1. deadenylases
  2. deadenylate
  3. deadenylated
  4. deadenylates
  5. deadenylating
  6. deadenylation
  7. deadenylations
  8. deadenylylate
  9. deadenylylated
  10. deadenylylates
  11. deadenylylating

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