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deaminate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /diːˈæmɪneɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English aminate English deaminate From de- + aminate.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deaminating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deaminates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
deaminated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deaminated Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

deaminated

Translations (1)

el απαμινώνω (remove an amino group)