"methylation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/ Forms: methylations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: methyl + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|methyl|ation}} methyl + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} methylation (countable and uncountable, plural methylations)
  1. (chemistry) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-methylation-en-noun-LmI0zRoI Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-methylation-en-noun-1RWCpe7r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 19 81 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ethylation, methylate Translations (addition of a methyl group): metilació [feminine] (Catalan), 甲基化 (jiǎjīhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), méthylation [feminine] (French), მეთილირება (metilireba) (Georgian), Methylierung [feminine] (German), מתילציה (Hebrew), metilazione [feminine] (Italian), メチル化 (mechiruka) (alt: メチルか) (Japanese), метилдеу (metildeu) (Kazakh), 메틸화 (metilhwa) (Korean), pemetilan (Malay), metylacja (Polish), metilação (Portuguese), метилирование (metilirovanije) (Russian), metilación (Spanish), میثائلیت (Urdu)

Inflected forms

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