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Meaning of myristoylation in English:

myristoylation

noun

Biochemistry

  • The process of becoming myristoylated; the state of being myristoylated.

Pronunciation

myristoylation

/mʌɪˈrɪstəʊɪˌleɪʃn/ /mɪˈrɪstəʊɪˌleɪʃn/

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. From myristoyl + -ation.