rhamnosylate

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verb

To attach a rhamnosyl moiety to a molecule.

OriginEnglish rhamnosyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

verbrhamnosylate (third-person singular simple present rhamnosylates, present participle rhamnosylating, simple past and past participle rhamnosylated)

present singular third person rhamnosylates · participle present rhamnosylating · participle past rhamnosylated · past rhamnosylated

  1. To attach a rhamnosyl moiety to a molecule.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
  2. LatinRhamnusinflu.
  3. Late Latinrhamnus
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  5. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  6. Frenchglucose
  7. Englishglucosebf.
  8. Englishrhamnose
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishrhamnosyl
  12. Englishrhamnosylate

From rhamnosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

rhamnosylate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosylate

MLA

“rhamnosylate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosylate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhamnosylate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhamnosylate.

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