polyadenylate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.
verb
  1. To form the polyadenylate salt or ester of something (especially of a nucleic acid).

Word forms

polyadenylate polyadenylates polyadenylating polyadenylated

Etymology

From polyadenylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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