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nitrosylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ni-tro-sy-late
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English nitrosyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English nitrosylate From nitrosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

nitrosylates (present, singular) nitrosylating (participle, present) nitrosylated (participle, past) nitrosylated (past)

Derived Forms

denitrosylate nitrosylation transnitrosylate

Phrases

S-nitrosylate

Frequently Paired Words

phosphorylate

Questions

What does nitrosylate mean?
To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.
Where does nitrosylate come from?
Etymology tree English nitrosyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English nitrosylate From nitrosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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