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pegylate

/pɛɡɪleɪt/

pegylate is the alternative form of PEGylate.

Verb capitalized: PEGylate

PEGylate (third-person singular simple present PEGylates, present participle PEGylating, simple past and past participle PEGylated)

  1. (transitive) To subject to PEGylation (To react polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a protein such as interferon in order to disguise its presence to the immune system).

Forms of pegylate

third-person singular presentpegylates
present participlepegylating
past participlepegylated
pastpegylated
third-person singular presentPEGylates
present participlePEGylating
past participlePEGylated
pastPEGylated
alternative formpegylate

Origin of pegylate

From PEGyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from pegylate

Questions about pegylate

What does pegylate mean?
Pegylate means to subject to PEGylation (To react polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a protein such as interferon in order to disguise its presence to the immune system).
What is pegylate the alternative form of?
Pegylate is the alternative form of PEGylate.
What part of speech is pegylate?
Pegylate is a verb.
How do you pronounce pegylate?
Pegylate is pronounced /pɛɡɪleɪt/.
What is the past tense of pegylate?
The past tense of pegylate is pegylated.

Words near pegylate in the dictionary

  1. Pegus
  2. pegvisomant
  3. pegwood
  4. pegwoods
  5. pegyl
  6. pegylate
  7. pegylated
  8. pegylates
  9. pegylating
  10. pegylation
  11. pegylations

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