geranylate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

geranylic +‎ -ate

Noun[edit]

geranylate (plural geranylates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of geranic acid or geranylic acid

Verb[edit]

geranylate (third-person singular simple present geranylates, present participle geranylating, simple past and past participle geranylated)

  1. (biochemistry) To introduce a geranyl group into a molecule

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