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oligoadenylate

oligoadenylate noun: a relatively short-chain polyadenylate.

Noun

oligoadenylate (plural oligoadenylates)

  1. A relatively short-chain polyadenylate

Verb

oligoadenylate (third-person singular simple present oligoadenylates, present participle oligoadenylating, simple past and past participle oligoadenylated)

  1. To modify by the addition of several adenylate groups

Forms of oligoadenylate

Noun
pluraloligoadenylates
Verb
third-person singular presentoligoadenylates
present participleoligoadenylating
past participleoligoadenylated
pastoligoadenylated

Origin of oligoadenylate

From oligo- + adenylate.

Questions about oligoadenylate

What does oligoadenylate mean?
Oligoadenylate means a relatively short-chain polyadenylate.
What part of speech is oligoadenylate?
Oligoadenylate can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of oligoadenylate?
The plural of oligoadenylate is oligoadenylates.

Words near oligoadenylate in the dictionary

  1. oligoacene
  2. oligoacenes
  3. oligoadenosine
  4. oligoadenylase
  5. oligoadenylases
  6. oligoadenylate
  7. oligoadenylated
  8. oligoadenylates
  9. oligoadenylation
  10. oligoadenylations
  11. oligoagar

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