deconvolute

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UK/diːˌkɒnvəˈljuːt/

verb

To analyze the sequence of sugars in a polysaccharide by removing them one at a time

OriginEnglish convolute ← Latin convolūtus ← Proto-Italic *wolwō →
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Meanings

verbdeconvolute (third-person singular simple present deconvolutes, present participle deconvoluting, simple past and past participle deconvoluted)

present singular third person deconvolutes · participle present deconvoluting · participle past deconvoluted · past deconvoluted

  1. biochemistryTo analyze the sequence of sugars in a polysaccharide by removing them one at a time
  2. mathematicsTo invert a convolution equation

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*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  13. Proto-Italic*wolwō
  14. Latinvolvō
  15. Latinconvolvō
  16. Latinconvolūtus
  17. Englishconvolute
  18. Englishdeconvolute

From de- + convolute.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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