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dephosphorylate

dephosphorylate verb: to cause, or undergo dephosphorylation.

Verb

dephosphorylate (third-person singular simple present dephosphorylates, present participle dephosphorylating, simple past and past participle dephosphorylated)

  1. To cause, or undergo dephosphorylation

Forms of dephosphorylate

third-person singular presentdephosphorylates
present participledephosphorylating
past participledephosphorylated
pastdephosphorylated

Origin of dephosphorylate

From de- + phosphorylate.

Words formed from dephosphorylate

Questions about dephosphorylate

What does dephosphorylate mean?
Dephosphorylate means to cause, or undergo dephosphorylation.
What part of speech is dephosphorylate?
Dephosphorylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of dephosphorylate?
The past tense of dephosphorylate is dephosphorylated.

Words near dephosphorylate in the dictionary

  1. dephosphorized
  2. dephosphorizes
  3. dephosphorizing
  4. dephosphorylase
  5. dephosphorylases
  6. dephosphorylate
  7. dephosphorylated
  8. dephosphorylates
  9. dephosphorylating
  10. dephosphorylation
  11. dephosphorylations

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