Meanings
verbpalmitoylate (third-person singular simple present palmitoylates, present participle palmitoylating, simple past and past participle palmitoylated)
present singular third person palmitoylates · participle present palmitoylating · participle past palmitoylated · past palmitoylated
- To (cause to) undergo palmitoylation
Origin
- Englishpalmitic acid
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishpalmitoyl
- Englishpalmitoylate
From palmitoyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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APA
palmitoylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmitoylate
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“palmitoylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmitoylate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palmitoylate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmitoylate.
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