geranylate

English

Etymology

geranylic +‎ -ate

Noun

geranylate (plural geranylates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of geranic acid or geranylic acid

Verb

geranylate (third-person singular simple present geranylates, present participle geranylating, simple past and past participle geranylated)

1. (biochemistry) To introduce a geranyl group into a molecule

Derived terms

• geranylgeranylate