poly·ad·e·nyl·ate
| \ ˌpäl-ē-ˌad-ᵊn-ˈil-ˌāt, -ə-ˈden-ə-ˌlāt \
Medical Definition of polyadenylate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: poly(a)
polyadenylate
transitive verb
polyadenylated; polyadenylating
Medical Definition of polyadenylate (Entry 2 of 2)
: to add one or more segments of poly(A) to
some mechanism must exist in the cytoplasm for polyadenylating messenger RNA— Benjamin Lewin
Other Words from polyadenylate
Transitive verb
polyadenylation
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-ə-ˌden-ə-ˈlā-shən 
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“Polyadenylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/polyadenylate. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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