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lactylation

lactylation noun: the process of adding lactate, such as in a protein modification.

Noun

lactylation (plural lactylations)

  1. (molecular biology) The process of adding lactate, such as in a protein modification.

Forms of lactylation

plurallactylations

Origin of lactylation

lactyl + -ation

Questions about lactylation

What does lactylation mean?
Lactylation means the process of adding lactate, such as in a protein modification.
What part of speech is lactylation?
Lactylation is a noun.
What is the plural of lactylation?
The plural of lactylation is lactylations.

Words near lactylation in the dictionary

  1. lactuloses
  2. lacturamic acid
  3. lactyl
  4. lactylate
  5. lactylates
  6. lactylation
  7. lactylic
  8. Lacub
  9. Lacuben
  10. lacucha
  11. lacuna

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