Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homomethylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-momethy-late
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To methylate both strands of DNA

Etymology

From homo- + methylate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

homomethylates (present, singular) homomethylating (participle, present) homomethylated (participle, past) homomethylated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

homomethylation

Questions

What does homomethylate mean?
To methylate both strands of DNA
Where does homomethylate come from?
From homo- + methylate.

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