biomethylate

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ methylate.

Verb

biomethylate (third-person singular simple present biomethylates, present participle biomethylating, simple past and past participle biomethylated)

1. To perform biomethylation upon.
   • 2015, Lenny H.E. Winkel et al., “Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review”, in Nutrients‎^[1], volume 7, →DOI:

     In addition, plants and microorganisms can biomethylate Se, which can result in a loss of Se to the atmosphere.