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deaminate

American  
[dee-am-uh-neyt] / diˈæm əˌneɪt /

verb (used with object)

Chemistry.
deaminated, deaminating

  1. to remove the amino group from (a compound).

deaminate British  
/ diːˈæmɪˌneɪt /

verb

  1. (tr) to remove one or more amino groups from (a molecule)

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Other Word Forms

  • deamination noun

Etymology

Origin of deaminate

First recorded in 1910–15; de- + aminate

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