Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palmitoylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palmi-toy-late
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To (cause to) undergo palmitoylation

Etymology

Etymology tree English palmitic acid Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English palmitoyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English palmitoylate From palmitoyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

palmitoylates (present, singular) palmitoylating (participle, present) palmitoylated (participle, past) palmitoylated (past)

Derived Forms

depalmitoylate

Frequently Paired Words

bipalmitoylate palmitoylatable

Questions

What does palmitoylate mean?: To (cause to) undergo palmitoylation
Where does palmitoylate come from?: Etymology tree English palmitic acid Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English palmitoyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English palmitoylate From palmitoyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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