uridylate

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

uridylate (plural uridylates)

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. To modify by means of uridylation.
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