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uridylate

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English

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Etymology 1

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From uridylic acid +‎ -ate (salt or ester).

Noun

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uridylate (plural uridylates)

  1. (biochemistry) Any salt or ester of uridylic acid.

Etymology 2

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Back-formation from uridylation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

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uridylate (third-person singular simple present uridylates, present participle uridylating, simple past and past participle uridylated)

  1. To modify by means of uridylation.