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polyadenylated

polyadenylated is the simple past and past participle of polyadenylate.

Meaning of polyadenylate

Verb

polyadenylate (third-person singular simple present polyadenylates, present participle polyadenylating, simple past and past participle polyadenylated)

  1. To form the polyadenylate salt or ester of something (especially of a nucleic acid).

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Adjective

polyadenylated (not comparable)

  1. (Of a nucleic acid etc) Reacted to form a salt or ester of polyadenylic acid

Words formed from polyadenylated

Questions about polyadenylated

What does polyadenylated mean?
Polyadenylated means reacted to form a salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.
What is polyadenylated the simple past and past participle of?
Polyadenylated is the simple past and past participle of polyadenylate.
What part of speech is polyadenylated?
Polyadenylated is an adjective.

Words near polyadenylated in the dictionary

  1. polyadenosis
  2. polyadenous
  3. polyadenylase
  4. polyadenylases
  5. polyadenylate
  6. polyadenylated
  7. polyadenylates
  8. polyadenylating
  9. polyadenylation
  10. polyadenylations
  11. polyadenylic

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