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trimethylation

trimethylation noun: the addition of three methyl groups, especially to an amine of a chromatin.

Noun

trimethylation (plural trimethylations)

  1. The addition of three methyl groups, especially to an amine of a chromatin.

Forms of trimethylation

pluraltrimethylations

Origin of trimethylation

From tri- + methyl + -ation.

Words formed from trimethylation

Questions about trimethylation

What does trimethylation mean?
Trimethylation means the addition of three methyl groups, especially to an amine of a chromatin.
What part of speech is trimethylation?
Trimethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of trimethylation?
The plural of trimethylation is trimethylations.

Words near trimethylation in the dictionary

  1. trimethylases
  2. trimethylate
  3. trimethylated
  4. trimethylates
  5. trimethylating
  6. trimethylation
  7. trimethylations
  8. trimethylbenzene
  9. trimethylbenzenes
  10. trimethylbenzoyl
  11. trimethylbismuthine

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