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unmethylation

unmethylation noun: the removal of methyl groups from a previously methylated molecule.

Noun

unmethylation (uncountable)

  1. The removal of methyl groups from a previously methylated molecule

Origin of unmethylation

From un- + methylation.

Questions about unmethylation

What does unmethylation mean?
Unmethylation means the removal of methyl groups from a previously methylated molecule.
What part of speech is unmethylation?
Unmethylation is a noun.

Words near unmethylation in the dictionary

  1. unmethodized
  2. unmethodological
  3. unmethods
  4. unmethylatable
  5. unmethylated
  6. unmethylation
  7. unmeticulous
  8. unmeticulously
  9. unmeticulousness
  10. unmetric
  11. unmetrical

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