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demethylenate

demethylenate verb: to remove a methylene group (from).

Verb

demethylenate (third-person singular simple present demethylenates, present participle demethylenating, simple past and past participle demethylenated)

  1. To remove a methylene group (from)

Forms of demethylenate

third-person singular presentdemethylenates
present participledemethylenating
past participledemethylenated
pastdemethylenated

Questions about demethylenate

What does demethylenate mean?
Demethylenate means to remove a methylene group (from).
What part of speech is demethylenate?
Demethylenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of demethylenate?
The past tense of demethylenate is demethylenated.

Words near demethylenate in the dictionary

  1. demethylated
  2. demethylates
  3. demethylating
  4. demethylation
  5. demethylations
  6. demethylenate
  7. demethylenation
  8. demethylenations
  9. demethylimination
  10. demethylsuberosin
  11. demethyltransferase

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