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lipoylation

lipoylation noun: the attachment of a lipoyl group to a molecule.

Noun

lipoylation (plural lipoylations)

  1. The attachment of a lipoyl group to a molecule
  2. The attachment of a fatty acid residue (or similar lipid) to a molecule

Forms of lipoylation

plurallipoylations

Origin of lipoylation

From lipoyl + -ation.

Questions about lipoylation

What does lipoylation mean?
Lipoylation means the attachment of a lipoyl group to a molecule.
What part of speech is lipoylation?
Lipoylation is a noun.
What is the plural of lipoylation?
The plural of lipoylation is lipoylations.

Words near lipoylation in the dictionary

  1. lipoxygenated
  2. lipoxygenation
  3. lipoxygenations
  4. lipoyl
  5. lipoylated
  6. lipoylation
  7. lipoylations
  8. lipoyltransferase
  9. lipoyltransferases
  10. lipozyme
  11. lipozymes

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