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methylation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English methylation From methyl + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
2. (countable, uncountable) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.

Forms

Deriveds

transmethylation · dimethylation · hemimethylation · mismethylation · automethylation · hydromethylation · monomethylation · methylational · undermethylation · hypomethylation · remethylation · hypermethylation · overmethylation · permethylation · nonmethylation · demethylation · multimethylation · unmethylation · biomethylation

Relateds

methylate · ethylation

Translations (18)

ca metilació (addition of a methyl group) · id metilasi (addition of a methyl group) · pl metylacja (addition of a methyl group) · ur میثائلیت (addition of a methyl group) · fr méthylation (addition of a methyl group) · pt metilação (addition of a methyl group) · ka მეთილირება (addition of a methyl group) · he מתילציה (addition of a methyl group) · fi metylaatio (addition of a methyl group) · ja メチル化 (addition of a methyl group) · de Methylierung (addition of a methyl group) · cmn 甲基化 (addition of a methyl group) · it metilazione (addition of a methyl group) · kk метилдеу (addition of a methyl group) · es metilación (addition of a methyl group) · ru метилирование (addition of a methyl group) · ms pemetilan (addition of a methyl group) · ko 메틸화 (addition of a methyl group)