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Verb: deaminate  dee'a-mu,neyt
  1. Remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
    - deaminize, deaminise [Brit]

Derived forms: deaminating, deaminates, deaminated

Type of: alter, change, modify

Encyclopedia: Deaminate