deaminate

Questions about deaminate

What does deaminate mean?

deaminate means "remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination".

How many syllables are in deaminate?

deaminate has 4 syllables: de-a-mi-nate. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for deaminate?

Close synonyms include deaminize. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deaminate a common word?

deaminate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.