Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adenylate

/əˈdɛn.ə.leɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: adeny-late
IPA: /əˈdɛn.ə.leɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid; adenosine monophosphate.

verb

To carry out or induce an adenylation reaction.

Etymology

From adenyl + -ate.

Inflected Forms

adenylates (plural) adenylates (present, singular) adenylating (participle, present) adenylated (participle, past) adenylated (past)

Derived Forms

acetyladenylate diadenylate hypoadenylate myoadenylate oligoadenylate deadenylate hyperadenylate

Phrases

adenylate cyclase

Questions

How do you pronounce adenylate?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdɛn.ə.leɪt/.
What does adenylate mean?: The dissociated anion present in adenylic acid; adenosine monophosphate.
Where does adenylate come from?: From adenyl + -ate.

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