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deethylation

deethylation noun: the removal of ethyl groups from a molecule. Also the misspelling of demethylation.

Noun

deethylation (plural deethylations)

  1. The removal of ethyl groups from a molecule.

Also used as

deethylation is also the misspelling of demethylation.

Forms of deethylation

pluraldeethylations

Questions about deethylation

What does deethylation mean?
Deethylation means the removal of ethyl groups from a molecule.
What part of speech is deethylation?
Deethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of deethylation?
The plural of deethylation is deethylations.

Words near deethylation in the dictionary

  1. deesterify
  2. deesterifying
  3. deet
  4. deethylase
  5. deethylases
  6. deethylation
  7. deethylations
  8. deetiolated
  9. deetiolation
  10. deetiolations
  11. deets

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