deadenylate

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verb

To remove an adenylate group from a protein; especially to activate an enzyme by this means

OriginEnglish adenylate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeadenylate (third-person singular simple present deadenylates, present participle deadenylating, simple past and past participle deadenylated)

present singular third person deadenylates · participle present deadenylating · participle past deadenylated · past deadenylated

  1. biochemistryTo remove an adenylate group from a protein; especially to activate an enzyme by this means

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishadenylate
  8. Englishdeadenylate

From de- + adenylate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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