noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.

Verb

1. 1
   To form the polyadenylate salt or ester of something (especially of a nucleic acid).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From polyadenylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Etymology 2

From the above noun, on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related phrases

nucleic acidpolyadenylic acid

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