transaminate

verb

1. change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another

• Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

2. undergo transfer from one compound to another

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amino groups can transaminate

• Derivationally related forms: ↑transamination

• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science

• Hypernyms: ↑change

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Something ——s

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\\tran(t)ˈsaməˌnāt, traan-, -nˈza-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s)

Etymology: back-formation from transamination

intransitive verb

: to induce or catalyze a transamination

transitive verb

: to induce or catalyze the transamination of