Etymology

remethylated

R1E1M3E1T1H4Y4L1A1T1E1D2

Today it means: methylated again (following demethylation) Full definition →

English methylated ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishmethylated
  7. English todayremethylated

From re- + methylated.

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