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deproteinate

deproteinate verb: synonym of deproteinize.

Verb

deproteinate (third-person singular simple present deproteinates, present participle deproteinating, simple past and past participle deproteinated)

  1. Synonym of deproteinize.
    • The cell pellet was treated with 0.5 mL 0.25 M metaphosphoric acid on ice for 5 min to deproteinate the sample.2015 June 3, Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli et al., “α7 Nicotinic Receptor Promotes the Neuroprotective Functions of Astrocytes against Oxaliplatin Neurotoxicity”, in Neural Plasticity, volume 2015, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    deproteinize

Synonyms of deproteinate

Forms of deproteinate

third-person singular presentdeproteinates
present participledeproteinating
past participledeproteinated
pastdeproteinated

Origin of deproteinate

From de- + protein + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about deproteinate

What does deproteinate mean?
Deproteinate means synonym of deproteinize.
What part of speech is deproteinate?
Deproteinate is a verb.
What is the past tense of deproteinate?
The past tense of deproteinate is deproteinated.

Words near deproteinate in the dictionary

  1. deprotected
  2. deprotecting
  3. deprotection
  4. deprotections
  5. deprotects
  6. deproteinate
  7. deproteinated
  8. deproteinates
  9. deproteinating
  10. deproteination
  11. deproteinisation

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