DEAMINIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deaminization mean? 

• DEAMINIZATION (noun)
  The noun DEAMINIZATION has 1 sense:

1. removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound

  Familiarity information: DEAMINIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEAMINIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

deamination; deaminization

Hypernyms ("deaminization" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

deaminize (remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination)