Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glutamination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glu-tam-i-na-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The addition of a glutamine residue to a molecule

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Alternatively, SeCys may be converted into methyl-SeCys via glutamination into γ-glutamyl-SeCys, subsequent methylation into γ-glutamyl-methyl-SeCys and finally deglutamination (Figure 5)."

Etymology

From glutamine + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: glutamine

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

deglutamination

Questions

What does glutamination mean?: The addition of a glutamine residue to a molecule
Where does glutamination come from?: From glutamine + -ation.

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