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methyltetrahydrofolate

methyltetrahydrofolate noun: a tetrahydrofolate with a methyl substituent, a key natural form of folate. The chief form is 5-methyltetrahydrofolate.

methyltetrahydrofolate: a tetrahydrofolate with a methyl substituent, a key natural form of folate. The chief form is...
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Noun

methyltetrahydrofolate (plural methyltetrahydrofolates)

  1. A tetrahydrofolate with a methyl substituent, a key natural form of folate. The chief form is 5-methyltetrahydrofolate.

Forms of methyltetrahydrofolate

pluralmethyltetrahydrofolates

Origin of methyltetrahydrofolate

From methyl + tetrahydrofolate.

Questions about methyltetrahydrofolate

What does methyltetrahydrofolate mean?
Methyltetrahydrofolate means a tetrahydrofolate with a methyl substituent, a key natural form of folate. The chief form is 5-methyltetrahydrofolate.
What part of speech is methyltetrahydrofolate?
Methyltetrahydrofolate is a noun.
What is the plural of methyltetrahydrofolate?
The plural of methyltetrahydrofolate is methyltetrahydrofolates.

Words near methyltetrahydrofolate in the dictionary

  1. methylsulfonyls
  2. methylsulphonylmethane
  3. methyltestosterone
  4. methyltetrahydrocarbazole
  5. methyltetrahydrocarbazoles
  6. methyltetrahydrofolate
  7. methyltetrahydrofolates
  8. methylthio
  9. methylthiobutylglucosinolate
  10. methylthiolation
  11. methylthiolations

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