uridylate

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noun

Any salt or ester of uridylic acid.

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Meanings

uridylate1

nounuridylate (plural uridylates)

plural uridylates

  1. biochemistryAny salt or ester of uridylic acid.

uridylate2

verburidylate (third-person singular simple present uridylates, present participle uridylating, simple past and past participle uridylated)

present singular third person uridylates · participle present uridylating · participle past uridylated · past uridylated

  1. To modify by means of uridylation.

Origin

uridylate · noun

From uridylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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uridylate · verb

Back-formation from uridylation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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