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ubiquitinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ubiq-ui-ti-nate
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To modify a protein by attaching ubiquitin molecules.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ubiquitin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ubiquitinate From ubiquitin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

ubiquitinates (present, singular) ubiquitinating (participle, present) ubiquitinated (participle, past) ubiquitinated (past)

Derived Forms

autoubiquitinate deubiquitinate deubiquitinating monoubiquitinate polyubiquitinate transubiquitinating

Frequently Paired Words

ubiquitinated ubiquitination

Synonyms

ubiquitinylate ubiquitylate

Questions

What does ubiquitinate mean?
To modify a protein by attaching ubiquitin molecules.
Where does ubiquitinate come from?
Etymology tree English ubiquitin Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ubiquitinate From ubiquitin + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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