Meanings
verbbiomethylate (third-person singular simple present biomethylates, present participle biomethylating, simple past and past participle biomethylated)
present singular third person biomethylates · participle present biomethylating · participle past biomethylated · past biomethylated
- To perform biomethylation upon.
In addition, plants and microorganisms can biomethylate Se, which can result in a loss of Se to the atmosphere.
2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients, volume 7, →DOI
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biomethylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biomethylate
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