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deprotection

deprotection noun: the removal of a protecting group.

Noun

deprotection (countable and uncountable, plural deprotections)

  1. The removal of a protecting group.

Forms of deprotection

pluraldeprotections

Origin of deprotection

From de- + protection.

Questions about deprotection

What does deprotection mean?
Deprotection means the removal of a protecting group.
What part of speech is deprotection?
Deprotection is a noun.
What is the plural of deprotection?
The plural of deprotection is deprotections.

Words near deprotection in the dictionary

  1. deprotect
  2. deprotectant
  3. deprotectants
  4. deprotected
  5. deprotecting
  6. deprotection
  7. deprotections
  8. deprotects
  9. deproteinate
  10. deproteinated
  11. deproteinates

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