Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demethylate

/diːˈmɛθəleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: demethy-late
IPA: /diːˈmɛθəleɪt/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English methylate English demethylate From de- + methylate.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈmɛθəleɪt/

Inflected Forms

demethylates (present, singular) demethylating (participle, present) demethylated (participle, past) demethylated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

demethylation

Questions

How do you pronounce demethylate?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈmɛθəleɪt/.
What does demethylate mean?: To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule
Where does demethylate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English methylate English demethylate From de- + methylate.

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