Meanings
noundeprotection (countable and uncountable, plural deprotections)
plural deprotections
- countableuncountablechemistryThe removal of a protecting group.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinpro-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
- Proto-Italic*tegō
- Latintegō
- Latinprōtegō
- Late Latinprōtēctiō
- Englishprotection
- Englishdeprotection
From de- + protection.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Entschützung
- Entschützungremoval of a protecting group
Korean 탈보호화
- 탈보호화 (talbohohwa)removal of a protecting group
Cite this entry
APA
deprotection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprotection
MLA
“deprotection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprotection. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprotection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprotection.
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