dimethylate

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verb

To add two methyl groups to a compound

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Meanings

verbdimethylate (third-person singular simple present dimethylates, present participle dimethylating, simple past and past participle dimethylated)

present singular third person dimethylates · participle present dimethylating · participle past dimethylated · past dimethylated

  1. chemistryTo add two methyl groups to a compound
noundimethylate (plural dimethylates)

plural dimethylates

  1. A dimethylated derivative of an amino acid such as lysine or arginine
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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