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deaminate

UK/diːˈæmɪneɪt/

deaminate verb: to remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.

Verb

deaminate (third-person singular simple present deaminates, present participle deaminating, simple past and past participle deaminated)

  1. (transitive) To remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.

Forms of deaminate

third-person singular presentdeaminates
present participledeaminating
past participledeaminated
pastdeaminated

Origin of deaminate

From de- + aminate.

Questions about deaminate

What does deaminate mean?
Deaminate means to remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.
What part of speech is deaminate?
Deaminate is a verb.
How do you pronounce deaminate?
Deaminate is pronounced /diːˈæmɪneɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of deaminate?
The past tense of deaminate is deaminated.

Words near deaminate in the dictionary

  1. deamidized
  2. deamidizes
  3. deamidizing
  4. deaminase
  5. deaminases
  6. deaminate
  7. deaminated
  8. deaminates
  9. deaminating
  10. deamination
  11. deaminations

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