English
Etymology
methyl + -ation
Pronunciation
IPA|ËmÉθÉËleɪÊÉn
rhymes|eɪÊÉn
Noun
en-noun
wikipedia
- chemistry the addition of a methyl group to a molecule
- genetics the addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production
Related terms
methylate
ethylation
Translations
trans-top|addition of a methyl group
Chinese: ç²åºå (jiÇjÄ«huà )
German: Methylierung f
Hebrew: ×ת××צ××
trans-mid
Korean: ë©í¸í (metilhwa)
Spanish: metilación
Polish: metylacja
Russian: меÑилиÑование
Urdu: Ù
ÛثائÙÛت
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tr:methylation
zh:methylation
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