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deprenylation

deprenylation noun: the removal of an isoprenyl group.

Noun

deprenylation

  1. The removal of an isoprenyl group

Origin of deprenylation

From de- + prenylation.

Questions about deprenylation

What does deprenylation mean?
Deprenylation means the removal of an isoprenyl group.
What part of speech is deprenylation?
Deprenylation is a noun.

Words near deprenylation in the dictionary

  1. deprehends
  2. deprehensible
  3. deprehension
  4. deprehensions
  5. deprenyl
  6. deprenylation
  7. depreotide
  8. deprepositional
  9. deprescribe
  10. deprescribed
  11. deprescribes

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