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formyltetrahydrofolate

formyltetrahydrofolate noun: a salt or ester of formyltetrahydrofolic acid.

Noun

formyltetrahydrofolate (plural formyltetrahydrofolates)

  1. A salt or ester of formyltetrahydrofolic acid.

Forms of formyltetrahydrofolate

pluralformyltetrahydrofolates

Origin of formyltetrahydrofolate

From formyltetrahydrofolic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about formyltetrahydrofolate

What does formyltetrahydrofolate mean?
Formyltetrahydrofolate means a salt or ester of formyltetrahydrofolic acid.
What part of speech is formyltetrahydrofolate?
Formyltetrahydrofolate is a noun.
What is the plural of formyltetrahydrofolate?
The plural of formyltetrahydrofolate is formyltetrahydrofolates.

Words near formyltetrahydrofolate in the dictionary

  1. formylpeptide
  2. formylpeptides
  3. formylpyridine
  4. formylpyridines
  5. formyls
  6. formyltetrahydrofolate
  7. formyltetrahydrofolates
  8. formyltransferase
  9. formyltransferases
  10. formylurea
  11. formæ

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