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methylesterification

methylesterification noun: esterification by means of a methanolic acid.

Noun

methylesterification (uncountable)

  1. Esterification by means of a methanolic acid.
    • Pectins undergo methylesterification, which affects their cellular roles. Pectin methyltransferases are believed to methylesterify pectins in the Golgi, but little is known about their identity.2015 April, Sang-Jin Kim, Michael A. Held, Starla Zemelis, Curtis Wilkerson, Federica Brandizzi, “CGR2 and CGR3 have critical overlapping roles in pectin methylesterification and plant growth in...
    Antonyms:
    de-methylesterification

Antonyms of methylesterification

  • de-methylesterification

Forms of methylesterification

alternative formmethyl-esterification

Origin of methylesterification

From methyl ester + -ification.

Questions about methylesterification

What does methylesterification mean?
Methylesterification means esterification by means of a methanolic acid.
What part of speech is methylesterification?
Methylesterification is a noun.

Words near methylesterification in the dictionary

  1. methylergometrine
  2. methylergonovine
  3. methylerythritol
  4. methylesterase
  5. methylesterases
  6. methylesterification
  7. methylesterified
  8. methylesterifies
  9. methylesterify
  10. methylesterifying
  11. methylestradiol

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