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undermodification

undermodification noun: insufficient modification.

Noun

undermodification (countable and uncountable, plural undermodifications)

  1. Insufficient modification.
    • The method is based on the fact that RNA with specific undermodifications accumulates under nonpermissive growth conditions and that such a defect can be detected by remodification either in vivo at permissive conditions or in vitro.1978, Genetics Abstracts - Volume 10, Issues 4-6, page 18
    • The possibility that undermodification of A-37 in tRNA may further affect metabolism through frameshifting events might also be considered.1999, J. J. Bullen, E. Griffiths, Iron and Infection: Molecular, Physiological and Clinical Aspects

Forms of undermodification

pluralundermodifications

Origin of undermodification

From under- + modification.

Questions about undermodification

What does undermodification mean?
Undermodification means insufficient modification.
What part of speech is undermodification?
Undermodification is a noun.
What is the plural of undermodification?
The plural of undermodification is undermodifications.

Words near undermodification in the dictionary

  1. undermix
  2. undermixed
  3. undermixes
  4. undermixing
  5. undermodernized
  6. undermodification
  7. undermodifications
  8. undermodified
  9. undermodifies
  10. undermodify
  11. undermodifying

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