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methylations

/ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃənz/

methylations is the plural of methylation.

Meaning of methylation

Noun

methylation (countable and uncountable, plural methylations)

  1. The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
  2. The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.

Questions about methylations

What is methylations the plural of?
Methylations is the plural of methylation.
How do you pronounce methylations?
Methylations is pronounced /ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃənz/.

Words near methylations in the dictionary

  1. methylated spirits
  2. methylates
  3. methylating
  4. methylation
  5. methylational
  6. methylations
  7. methylator
  8. methylators
  9. methylatropine
  10. methylazoxy
  11. methylazoxymethanol acetate

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