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deaminate

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de⋅am⋅i⋅nate

  [dee-am-uh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing. Chemistry.
to remove the amino group from (a compound).
Origin:
1910–15; de- + aminate

Related forms:
de⋅am⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
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de·am·i·nate   (dē-ām'ə-nāt')   
tr.v.   de·am·i·nat·ed, de·am·i·nat·ing, de·am·i·nates
To remove an amino group, NH2, from (an organic compound).
de·am'i·na'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·am·i·nate
Pronunciation: -"nAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed; -nat·ing
: to remove the amino group from (a compound) —de·am·i·na·tion /(")dE-"am-&-'nA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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