defucosylate

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verb

To remove a fucosyl group

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Meanings

verbdefucosylate (third-person singular simple present defucosylates, present participle defucosylating, simple past and past participle defucosylated)

present singular third person defucosylates · participle present defucosylating · participle past defucosylated · past defucosylated

  1. chemistryTo remove a fucosyl group

Origin

From de- + fucosylate.

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APA

defucosylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defucosylate

MLA

“defucosylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defucosylate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defucosylate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defucosylate.

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