polyadenylate

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

polyadenylate (plural polyadenylates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of polyadenylic acid.

Etymology 2

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

Verb

polyadenylate (third-person singular simple present polyadenylates, present participle polyadenylating, simple past and past participle polyadenylated)

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