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polyglutamylate

polyglutamylate verb: to undergo polyglutamylation.

Verb

polyglutamylate (third-person singular simple present polyglutamylates, present participle polyglutamylating, simple past and past participle polyglutamylated)

  1. To undergo polyglutamylation

Forms of polyglutamylate

third-person singular presentpolyglutamylates
present participlepolyglutamylating
past participlepolyglutamylated
pastpolyglutamylated

Origin of polyglutamylate

From poly- + glutamylate.

Questions about polyglutamylate

What does polyglutamylate mean?
Polyglutamylate means to undergo polyglutamylation.
What part of speech is polyglutamylate?
Polyglutamylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of polyglutamylate?
The past tense of polyglutamylate is polyglutamylated.

Words near polyglutamylate in the dictionary

  1. polyglutamine
  2. polyglutamines
  3. polyglutamyl
  4. polyglutamylase
  5. polyglutamylases
  6. polyglutamylate
  7. polyglutamylated
  8. polyglutamylating
  9. polyglutamylation
  10. polyglycan
  11. polyglycans

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