methylation
English
/ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
- (genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.
Etymology
Suffix from English methyl.
Origin
English
methyl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetoxymethyl English
- acetylmethylcarbinol English
- aminomethyl English
- amoxapine English
- automethylation English
- azidomethyl English
- benzoylmethylecgonine English
- bethanechol English
- biomethylation English
- bromomethyl English
- carbamidomethyl English
- carboxymethyl English
- chloromethyl English
- demethylation English
- demethylimination English
- desmethyl English
- dimethyl English
- dimethylaniline English
- dimethylarsenide English
- dimethylarsinate English
- dimethylation English
- dimethylbenzanthracene English
- dimethylhydrazine English
- dimethylphenol English
- dimethyltransferase English
- esmolol English
- flumazenil English
- halomethyl English
- hemimethylation English
- heptamethyl English
- hexamethyl English
- hexamethylphosphoramide English
- hydromethylation English
- hydroxymethyl English
- hydroxymethylfurfural English
- hypermethylation English
- hypomethylation English
- isobutylmethylxanthine English
- mecamylamine English
- mephenytoin English
- methacholine English
- methane English
- methionine English
- methoxymethyl English
- methyl English
- methylacetylene English
- methyladenine English
- methylal English
- methylamine English
- methylamino English
- methylammonium English
- methylamphetamine English
- methylarginine English
- methylase English
- methylate English
- methylatropine English
- methylbenzene English
- methylcarbamate English
- methylcarbinol English
- methylchloroform English
- methylchloroisothiazolinone English
- methylcobalamin English
- methylcyclopentadiene English
- methylcytosine English
- methyldigoxin English
- methyldihydromorphine English
- methyldopa English
- methylecgonidine English
- methylergometrine English
- methylergonovine English
- methylerythritol English
- methylglyoxal English
- methylguanine English
- methylhistamine English
- methylhistidine English
- methylic English
- methylimidazole English
- methylimidazolium English
- methylindole English
- methylindolizidine English
- methylisocyanate English
- methylisocyanide English
- methylisoxazole English
- methylketol English
- methyllanthionine English
- methyllithium English
- methyllorazepam English
- methyllysine English
- methylmagnesium English
- methylmalonic English
- methylmalonic acid English
- methylmercury English
- methylmethaqualone English
- methylmorphine English
- methylnaltrexone English
- methylome English
- methylosome English
- methylotroph English
- methylotrophic English
- methylparaben English
- methylphenethylamine English
- methylphenobarbital English
- methylpolysiloxane English
- methylpotassium English
- methylprogesterone English
- methylpurine English
- methylpyridine English
- methylscopolamine English
- methylserotonin English
- methylsiloxane English
- methylsodium English
- methylsulfate English
- methylsulfenamide English
- methyltestosterone English
- methyltetrahydrofolate English
- methylthiouracil English
- methylthiourea English
- methyltransferase English
- methyltyramine English
- methyltyrosine English
- methylumbelliferone English
- methylurethane English
- methylxanthine English
- metoprolol English
- mirtazapine English
- mismethylation English
- monomethyl English
- monomethylation English
- monomethylhydrazine English
- multimethylation English
- nitromethyl English
- nonmethylation English
- octamethyl English
- overmethylation English
- oxymetazoline English
- pentamethyl English
- permethyl English
- permethylation English
- phenylmethyl English
- polymethyl English
- remethylation English
- taurinomethyl English
- tetramethyl English
- tetramethylcyclopropane English
- tetramethylethylenediamine English
- transmethylation English
- trihydroxymethylanthraquinone English
- trimethyl English
- trimethylhydroquinone English
- undermethylation English
- unmethylation English
- Methyl German
- methyl
- esmolol
- methane
- methylal
- dimethyl
- methylic
- methylate
- amoxapine
- methylome
- trimethyl
- desmethyl
- permethyl
- methylase
- metoprolol
- polymethyl
- monomethyl
- flumazenil
- methyldopa
- hexamethyl
- methionine
- octamethyl
- halomethyl
- methylosome
- heptamethyl
- methylketol
- methylamine
- methylamino
- tetramethyl
- nitromethyl
- mephenytoin
- bromomethyl
- bethanechol
- azidomethyl
- mirtazapine
- pentamethyl
- aminomethyl
- methacholine
- methyllysine
- chloromethyl
- methylsodium
- phenylmethyl
- methylpurine
- methylotroph
- mecamylamine
- methylindole
- methylsulfate
- methylparaben
- methylguanine
- oxymetazoline
- dimethylation
- methylmalonic
- carboxymethyl
- methylbenzene
- methoxymethyl
- methylglyoxal
- hydroxymethyl
- remethylation
- methyladenine
- taurinomethyl
- acetoxymethyl
- demethylation
- methyllithium
- unmethylation
- methylmercury
- methyldigoxin
- biomethylation
- methylarginine
- methylcarbinol
- methylpyridine
- methylatropine
- mismethylation
- dimethylphenol
- methylxanthine
- methylcytosine
- methyltyramine
- methylmorphine
- methylotrophic
- methylthiourea
- permethylation
- methyltyrosine
- methylsiloxane
- methylammonium
- methylurethane
- nonmethylation
- methylhistidine
- dimethylaniline
- carbamidomethyl
- methyllorazepam
- hemimethylation
- automethylation
- overmethylation
- methylacetylene
- methylpotassium
- methylcobalamin
- methylserotonin
- methylhistamine
- hypomethylation
- methylmagnesium
- monomethylation
- methylisoxazole
- methylimidazole
- methylcarbamate
- methylerythritol
- methylergonovine
- methylthiouracil
- multimethylation
- methylecgonidine
- methylchloroform
- methylisocyanate
- hydromethylation
- methylnaltrexone
- dimethylarsinate
- undermethylation
- transmethylation
- hypermethylation
- methylisocyanide
- dimethylarsenide
- methylimidazolium
- methyllanthionine
- methylscopolamine
- dimethylhydrazine
- methyltransferase
- methylergometrine
- methylsulfenamide
- demethylimination
- methylamphetamine
- methylpolysiloxane
- methyltestosterone
- methylprogesterone
- methylmethaqualone
- methylindolizidine
- methylmalonic acid
- dimethyltransferase
- monomethylhydrazine
- methylphenobarbital
- methylumbelliferone
- methylphenethylamine
- acetylmethylcarbinol
- trimethylhydroquinone
- methylcyclopentadiene
- hydroxymethylfurfural
- methyldihydromorphine
- benzoylmethylecgonine
- isobutylmethylxanthine
- methyltetrahydrofolate
- dimethylbenzanthracene
- hexamethylphosphoramide
- tetramethylcyclopropane
- tetramethylethylenediamine
- methylchloroisothiazolinone
- trihydroxymethylanthraquinone