- meth|yl|a|tion
- meth|yl|a|tion «MEHTH uh LAY shuhn», noun.the substitution of the radical methyl (―CH3) for an atom of hydrogen.
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meth — meth·acrylate; meth·acrylic; meth·allyl; meth·amphetamine; meth·a·nal; meth·a·na·tion; meth·ane; meth·a·ni·za·tion; meth·a·nize; meth·a·no·ic; meth·a·nol; meth·a·no·lic; meth·a·nol·y·sis; meth·a·no·mon·a·da·ce·ae; meth·an·the·line; meth·ene;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
methanation — meth·a·na·tion … English syllables
methylation — meth·yl·a·tion … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
demethylation — The enzymatic removal of methyl groups. * * * de·meth·yl·a·tion (.)dē .me thə lā shən n the process of removing a methyl group from a chemical compound de·meth·yl·ate ( )dē me thə .lāt vt, at·ed; at·ing * * * de·meth·yl·a·tion (de… … Medical dictionary
na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… … English syllables
transmethylation — Transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another; e.g., l homocysteine is converted to l methionine by the transfer to the latter of a methyl group. See methionine synthase. * * * trans·meth·yl·a·tion .meth ə lā shən n a chemical reaction… … Medical dictionary
methylation — Addition of methyl groups; in histochemistry, used to esterify carboxyl groups and remove sulfate groups by treating tissue sections with hot methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid; the net effect being to reduce tissue basophilia and… … Medical dictionary
hemimethylation — hemi·meth·yl·a·tion (hem″e meth″əl aґshən) the presence of methylated nucleotides in only one strand of a double stranded DNA molecule, as a result of semiconservative replication. The unmethylated strand is then methylated… … Medical dictionary
