deacetyltransferase

UK[ˌdiːəsiːtaɪɫˈtɹɑːnsfəɹeɪz]

noun

Any of a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups, especially from a lysine residue of a histone

OriginEnglish transferase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

noundeacetyltransferase (plural deacetyltransferases)

plural deacetyltransferases

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of enzymes that remove acetyl groups, especially from a lysine residue of a histone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  9. Proto-Italic*akēō
  10. Latinaceō
  11. Latinacēscō
  12. Latinacētum
  13. Englishaceto-
  14. Englishacet-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. Englishacetyl
  18. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  20. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  21. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  22. Proto-Italic*trāns
  23. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  24. Latintrāns-
  25. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  27. Proto-Italic*ferō
  28. Latinferō
  29. Latintrānsferō
  30. Englishtransfer
  31. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  32. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  33. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  34. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  35. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  36. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  37. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  38. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  39. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  40. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  41. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  42. Englishdiastase
  43. Englishtransferase
  44. Englishdeacetyltransferase

From de- + acetyl + transferase.

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deacetyltransferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deacetyltransferase

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“deacetyltransferase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deacetyltransferase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deacetyltransferase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deacetyltransferase.

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