English

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Etymology

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oligo- +‎ adenylate

Noun

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oligoadenylate (plural oligoadenylates)

  1. A relatively short-chain polyadenylate

Verb

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oligoadenylate (third-person singular simple present oligoadenylates, present participle oligoadenylating, simple past and past participle oligoadenylated)

  1. To modify by the addition of several adenylate groups