geranylate

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

geranylate (plural geranylates)

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of geranic acid or geranylic acid

Derived terms

geranylgeranylate

Etymology 2

From geranylic acid +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

geranylate (third-person singular simple present geranylates, present participle geranylating, simple past and past participle geranylated)

(biochemistry) To introduce a geranyl group into a molecule