oligoadenylate

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noun

A relatively short-chain polyadenylate

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounoligoadenylate (plural oligoadenylates)

plural oligoadenylates

  1. A relatively short-chain polyadenylate
verboligoadenylate (third-person singular simple present oligoadenylates, present participle oligoadenylating, simple past and past participle oligoadenylated)

present singular third person oligoadenylates · participle present oligoadenylating · participle past oligoadenylated · past oligoadenylated

  1. To modify by the addition of several adenylate groups

Origin

From oligo- + adenylate.

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APA

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Chicago

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