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dimethylate

dimethylate verb: to add two methyl groups to a compound.

Verb

dimethylate (third-person singular simple present dimethylates, present participle dimethylating, simple past and past participle dimethylated)

  1. To add two methyl groups to a compound

Noun

dimethylate (plural dimethylates)

  1. A dimethylated derivative of an amino acid such as lysine or arginine

Forms of dimethylate

Verb
third-person singular presentdimethylates
present participledimethylating
past participledimethylated
pastdimethylated
Noun
pluraldimethylates

Questions about dimethylate

What does dimethylate mean?
Dimethylate means to add two methyl groups to a compound.
What part of speech is dimethylate?
Dimethylate can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of dimethylate?
The past tense of dimethylate is dimethylated.

Words near dimethylate in the dictionary

  1. dimethylarsinate
  2. dimethylarsinates
  3. dimethylarsinic acid
  4. dimethylase
  5. dimethylases
  6. dimethylate
  7. dimethylated
  8. dimethylates
  9. dimethylating
  10. dimethylation
  11. dimethylations

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