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).

Origin of deaminate

First recorded in 1910–15; de- + aminate

OTHER WORDS FROM deaminate

de·am·i·na·tion, noun

Words nearby deaminate

deambulatory, deamidase, deamidation, deamidizing enzyme, deaminase, deaminate, deamination, deaminize, dean, dean of faculty, dean of guild

British Dictionary definitions for deamination

deaminate

deaminize or deaminise

/ (diːˈæmɪˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr) to remove one or more amino groups from (a molecule)

Derived forms of deaminate

deamination, deaminization or deaminisation, noun

Medical definitions for deamination

deamination
[ dē-am′i-nā′shŭn ]

n.

The removal of an amine group, usually by hydrolysis.