deaminate
[ dee-am-uh-neyt ]
/ diˈæm əˌneɪt /
verb (used with object), de·am·i·nat·ed, de·am·i·nat·ing. Chemistry.
to remove the amino group from (a compound).
OTHER WORDS FROM deaminate
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British Dictionary definitions for deaminate
deaminate
deaminize or deaminise
/ (diːˈæmɪˌneɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to remove one or more amino groups from (a molecule)