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monomethylate

monomethylate verb: to add a single methyl group to a compound.

Verb

monomethylate (third-person singular simple present monomethylates, present participle monomethylating, simple past and past participle monomethylated)

  1. To add a single methyl group to a compound

Forms of monomethylate

third-person singular presentmonomethylates
present participlemonomethylating
past participlemonomethylated
pastmonomethylated

Origin of monomethylate

From mono- + methylate.

Questions about monomethylate

What does monomethylate mean?
Monomethylate means to add a single methyl group to a compound.
What part of speech is monomethylate?
Monomethylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of monomethylate?
The past tense of monomethylate is monomethylated.

Words near monomethylate in the dictionary

  1. monomethylamines
  2. monomethylarsonic acid
  3. monomethylarsonous acid
  4. monomethylase
  5. monomethylases
  6. monomethylate
  7. monomethylated
  8. monomethylates
  9. monomethylating
  10. monomethylation
  11. monomethylations

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