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pegylate

/pɛɡɪleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-gy-late
IPA
/pɛɡɪleɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of PEGylate.

verb

To subject to PEGylation (To react polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a protein such as interferon in order to disguise its presence to the immune system).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From PEGyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

pegylates (present, singular) pegylating (participle, present) pegylated (participle, past) pegylated (past)

Derived Forms

PEGylated PEGylation

Frequently Paired Words

PEG PEGyl

Questions

How do you pronounce pegylate?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɡɪleɪt/.
What does pegylate mean?
Alternative form of PEGylate.
Where does pegylate come from?
From PEGyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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