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demethylating

demethylating is the present participle and gerund of demethylate.

Meaning of demethylate

Verb

demethylate (third-person singular simple present demethylates, present participle demethylating, simple past and past participle demethylated)

  1. To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule

Questions about demethylating

What is demethylating the present participle and gerund of?
Demethylating is the present participle and gerund of demethylate.

Words near demethylating in the dictionary

  1. demethylase
  2. demethylases
  3. demethylate
  4. demethylated
  5. demethylates
  6. demethylating
  7. demethylation
  8. demethylations
  9. demethylenate
  10. demethylenation
  11. demethylenations

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