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methylation

/ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
methy-la-tion
IPA
/ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English methylation From methyl + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

methylations (plural)

Derived Forms

automethylation biomethylation demethylation dimethylation hemimethylation hydromethylation hypermethylation hypomethylation methylational mismethylation monomethylation multimethylation

Frequently Paired Words

ethylation methylate

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce methylation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/.
What does methylation mean?
The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
Where does methylation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English methylation From methyl + -ation.

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