deaminate

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UK/diːˈæmɪneɪt/

verb

To remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.

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deaminize
OriginEnglish aminate ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeaminate (third-person singular simple present deaminates, present participle deaminating, simple past and past participle deaminated)

present singular third person deaminates · participle present deaminating · participle past deaminated · past deaminated

  1. transitivebiochemistryTo remove an amino group from (a compound), especially by the use of a deaminase enzyme.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination

Similar
deaminize
Broader
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Also see
deaminize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From de- + aminate.

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Translations

Greek απαμινώνω
  • απαμινώνω (apaminóno)remove an amino group

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anemiateddeanimateantiedema
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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