"demethylate" meaning in English

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        "To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule"
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        "(biochemistry, organic chemistry) To remove one or more methyl groups from a molecule, especially from a biologically active molecule"
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          "sense": "to remove methyl groups",
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          "roman": "demetilirovatʹ",
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