Meanings
myelinate1
adjectivemyelinate (comparative more myelinate, superlative most myelinate)
comparative more myelinate · superlative most myelinate
- Related to, or made of myelin.
myelinate2
verbmyelinate (third-person singular simple present myelinates, present participle myelinating, simple past and past participle myelinated)
present singular third person myelinates · participle present myelinating · participle past myelinated · past myelinated
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Origin
myelinate · adjective
- Ancient Greekμυελός (muelós)
- Englishmyelo-
- Englishmyelin
- Englishmyelinate
From myelin + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →myelinate · verb
- Ancient Greekμυελός (muelós)
- Englishmyelo-
- Englishmyelin
- Englishmyelinate
From myelin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
myelinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinate
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“myelinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myelinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myelinate.
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