unmethylated

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adjective

Not methylated

OriginEnglish methylated ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunmethylated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot methylated

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishmethylated
  9. Englishunmethylated

From un- + methylated.

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APA

unmethylated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmethylated

MLA

“unmethylated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmethylated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmethylated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmethylated.

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