Meanings
geranylate1
noungeranylate (plural geranylates)
plural geranylates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of geranic acid or geranylic acid
geranylate2
verbgeranylate (third-person singular simple present geranylates, present participle geranylating, simple past and past participle geranylated)
present singular third person geranylates · participle present geranylating · participle past geranylated · past geranylated
- biochemistryTo introduce a geranyl group into a molecule
Origin
geranylate · verb
From geranylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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