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dehydroxylation

dehydroxylation noun: the process of dehydroxylating.

Noun

dehydroxylation

  1. The process of dehydroxylating.
    • Deoxycholic acid is a secondary bile acid that is formed through dehydroxylation by intestinal bacteria and is reabsorbed through enterohepatic recirculation to maintain a constant pool of bile acids.2015 July 25, “Comparison of Bile Acids and Acetaminophen Protein Adducts in Children and Adolescents with Acetaminophen Toxicity”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of dehydroxylation

From de- + hydroxylation.

Questions about dehydroxylation

What does dehydroxylation mean?
Dehydroxylation means the process of dehydroxylating.
What part of speech is dehydroxylation?
Dehydroxylation is a noun.

Words near dehydroxylation in the dictionary

  1. dehydroxy
  2. dehydroxylase
  3. dehydroxylases
  4. dehydroxylate
  5. dehydroxylated
  6. dehydroxylation
  7. dehymenisation
  8. dehymenization
  9. dehyphenation
  10. dehypnotisation
  11. dehypnotise

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